Kids in one New Jersey school district will need to cover up again. Passaic has reinstated its mask mandate, citing a rise in COVID-19 cases. However, parents have mixed feelings about the change. KevRincon reports.
"I feel it's something that should be optional. Everybody can decide how they want to protect themselves. If you want to wear, you can. If you want your children to wear it, they should be able to," Travis McDaniel said."We let her decide. If she wanted to wear it, she could. If she didn't, she didn't, and I preferred it to be her choice than to have it forced on her," McDaniel said.Noelyn Flores also has a preschooler.
"As young kids, they're going to have their masks down. So, it's a little challenging for the teachers, but I understand in a way why they're doing it," Flores said. The new requirement took effect Wednesday ahead of the holiday break. It covers 17 schools, Passaic High School, and, in all, about 14,000 students.
"Even the kids that are trying, they sneeze in their hand and then they touch everything. They're kids. No one is going to get upset at kids," Mayor Hector Lora said.New York City officials issue health advisory, urge mask use as flu, COVID-19 and RSV spread"The mask mandates ensure they go home for the holidays healthy, and hopefully come back healthy. We want to protect our teachers and everyone around," Lora said.
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