Certain school districts in North Alabama are still requiring masks, others are not.
Evening.
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I'm dan shaffer.
Tomorrow will be the first day schools will be back in session since the statewide mask mandate was lifted.
School districts were able to decide whether they'll continuing their masking protocols - or making it optional for students and staff.
Waay 31's grace campbell spoke with parents about this... grace how are they feeling?
The majority of parents seem to want what the school districts say they can't have.
Limestone county schools is one of the districts making masks optional.
Krysten scott says all three of her kids will continue to wear them, but she wishes the district was requiring everyone to wear masks until the end of the year.
Krysten scott, limestone county schools parent: "i don't think it was very smart at all, and there's not much left in the school year, i don't understand why take it away at this point."
Krysten scott has three kids in limestone county schools.
They started off the school year with virutal learning.
Between difficulties with virtual learning, and the schools taking proper covid safety measures...she decided to send her kids back to in-person learning.
Scott says she feels let down by her school district.
"it makes me very uncomfortable.
Especially when athens city is still requiring masks, madison county are still requiring masks, why can't limestone county?"
All three school districts in madison county are requiring masks and parents told me they're thankful for it.
They're worried about an increase in covid cases in the community because there's no longer a statewide mask mandate.
After 8 months of masking, kate taylor wishes madison county schools made it optional.
Kate taylor, madison county school parent: "i feel like at this point, if the child or parent feels comfortable sending their student to school without the mask that is okay, and for those that don't feel that they want to do that, then they can still wear the masks if they feel it's necessary."
Both scott and taylor say the bottom line is, people have to respect the decisions the districts made.
If their kids are required to wear masks, they will.
And if it's optional for their kids to wear masks, then they'll do what they feel is best.
Reporting live in hsv, grace campbell, waay 31 news.
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