Masks a focal point at Papillion La Vista school board meeting

NEWS NOW REPORTER ISABELLA BCOASWITH CLASS BACK IN SESSION,AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TRYINGTO FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATETHE COMPLICATED TERRITORY OFCOVID-19."PAPILLION LA VISTCOMMUNITY SCHOOLS" DOESN’TREQUIRE STUDENTS AND STAFF TOWEAR MASKS, BUT SOME PARENTS SAYTHE DISTRICT NEEDS TO DO MORE TOPROTECT THEIR KIDS.AS WE’VE SEEN AT OTHERBOARD OF EDUCATION MEETIS,NGPEOPLE GOT PRETTY EMOTIONAL, 3NEWS NOW REPORTER ISABELLA BASCOSHOWS US WHAT IT WAS LIKE TATMEETING TONIGHT.ISABELLA LL INTRO: TO MA ORSKNOT MASK?

THAT W TASHE BIGGESTPOINT OF CONTENTION AT TONIGHT’SBOARD MEETING AT PAPILLION LAVISTA."THE HURRICANE IS NOJUSTTCOMING, IT IS ON OUR SHORES.

WENEED TO ACT NOW, WE NEED THISRESOLUONTI.""FOR THE PARENTS THAT CHOOSE TOHAVE THEIR CHILDREN WEAR MASKS,THEN GREAT.

THEY CAN FREELY DOSO, FOR THE PARENTS THAT CHOOSETO HAVE THEIR CHILDR GENWITHOUT A MASK, THEN GREAT THEYCAN ALSO FREELY DO SO, ITHEIR JOB AS A PARENT TO DO WHATIS BEST FOR THEIR CHILD."TENSIONS FLARING HIGH - ATTONIGHT’S BOARD OF EDUCATIONMEETING - WITH PARENTS ON THBODES SI- GIVING THEIR SAY.PEDIATRICIAN SHEILA SNIDERBEGGED THE BOARD TO CHOOSESCNCIE"EVERY DAY, WHEN I TAKE OVER OURADMISSIONS PAGER, I ASK HOW MANYBEDS ARE OPEN?

SOME HOURS EARLUCKY AND THERE ARE ONE OR TWOOPEN BEDS BECAUSE SOMEONE STDISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL,LAST WEEK WAS NOT LUCKY, THENEAREST PEDIATRIC OPEN BEDS REWEIN SIOUX FALLS AND DENVER, THEREWERE NO PEDIATRIC BEDS INEBRASKA, NONE IN IOWA, NONE INMINNESOTA.

I DON’T NTWA Y TOOUBE IN THAT POSITION AND I DON’TWANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION TOTELL YOU THERE’NOS MORE BEDS."WHILE OTHER PARENTS STAND FIRMIN A POSITION OF MAINTAINGNIFREEDOM AND CHOICE."A GOOD START WOULD BE TO QUITTRYING TO DO THE LOCAL HEAHLTDEPARTMENT’S JOB, YOU DO NOTNEED TO DO THEIR JOB, THAT’S NOTPART OF YO CONURTRACT."A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE - WITHBOTH SIDES NOT WILLING TO BACKDOWN"THIS IS NOT A MATTER TO BEDECIDED BY PUBLIC OPINION, IT’’NOT THE PROM COURT, IT’S URGENTTHAT WE PUT THESE IN PLACEIN PAPILLION...IB..3 NEWS NOW.*TONIGHT THE BOARD DIDDECIDE TO GIVE THESUPERINTENDENT THE POWER TO