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NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Starting adjacent Monday, students and unit astatine nationalist schools successful Nassau County volition beryllium required to deterioration masks.
The Nassau County School District says students person the quality to opt retired of wearing them, but teachers bash not -- unless they person a aesculapian exemption.
The schoolhouse committee voted unanimously successful favour of the determination during a peculiar gathering connected Aug. 17. Parents person been asked to taxable their student’s opt-out signifier by Friday, and the signifier does not necessitate a doctor’s note, but it does request a genitor oregon guardian’s signature.
“We privation everybody to beryllium harmless and we’re truly doing the champion we tin with the accusation that we’re given,” Donna Martin, seat of the Nassau County School Board, said during a gathering Thursday evening.
As of Thursday, cases among students and unit are being reported online crossed the district, but they aren’t being breached down by idiosyncratic schools. Some parents brought that to the attraction of the Board.
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“I’m besides present to inquire to person amended COVID information disposable to parents,” requested Kelsie Tomayko, genitor of a Nassau County student. “I consciousness similar each genitor successful this country is present to support their kid and not being fixed the information to look and see—is determination an outbreak successful our school?”
Dr. Kathy Burns, the schoolhouse superintendent, said it’s an contented with manpower.
“We’re looking astatine what options arsenic acold arsenic breaking it down by school. We haven’t gotten determination yet,” Burns said.
Sue Rowan, who attended the meeting, addressed the superintendent.
“How often, Dr. Burns, bash you spot the data, and is it being breached down by school?” Rowan asked.
Burns thanked Rowan for her question, but offered nary further response.
Other School Board members said they besides did not person entree to this accusation and that they privation it to beryllium available.
“I consciousness similar it’s important. We tin find a mode to fto the people, fto everybody cognize the afloat transparency of what is happening wrong the schools and different districts bash person it,” said Dr. Cyndy Grooms, with the School Board.
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As of Thursday, the territory was reporting that 52 students and 4 unit members person tested affirmative for COVID-19. Close to 400 students were successful quarantine.
Some judge the territory needs a stricter policy, similar 1 that requires a doctor’s note.
“I convey you each for a 5-0 ballot for a disguise mandate,” said Robin Lentz, genitor of a Nassau County student. “However, you and I cognize that it doesn’t person immoderate teeth and radical are opting out.”
Other parents bash not privation their children to beryllium required to deterioration masks.
“This has thing to bash with extortion and everything to bash with control,” said Kennedy Murphy, different genitor of a Nassau student.
Burns said the disguise mandate for unit members -- unless they person a aesculapian exemption -- volition statesman Monday and past 30 days.
“Then we’ll reappraisal wherever we are successful narration to COVID and Nassau County and person each that accusation get out—send a connection to each our principals and schools,” Burns said.
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The School District did not springiness a timeline for however agelong the latest disguise argumentation for students volition enactment successful place.
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