Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms
MCDONOUGH, Ga. — As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. “They’re not vaccinated because they’re too young, and I don’t know if someone else is carrying it in,” said Dorsey, who is doubtful about the school system’s ability to maintain in-person instruction amid rising infections. “And what we know today is that schools are not catalysts for community spread.” At least 28 of Georgia’s more than 180 school districts are requiring masks, encompassing more than 38% of the state’s public school students. He said he thinks the school system should require masks — “at least until the cases go down.” Daniel Denny sent both his children to Tussahaw with masks but said face coverings should be up to parents. “You take care of your household how you choose.” Kimberly Vining, a parent of two middle school students, strongly approved of the policy, saying it will make things much easier for children with asthma or anxiety about wearing masks.
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