"The time for mandates is over," Kemp said in an interview.
Author: Doug Richards
Updated: 5:55 PM EDT May 27, 2021
ATLANTA — Public schools won’t be able to require masks in classrooms following executive order expected from Governor Brian Kemp.
"The time for mandates is over," Kemp told an interviewer on Fox News.
Kemp has navigated challenging economic and medical conditions as the pandemic evolved over the last year.
Masks were very visible at an end-of-the-school-year celebration at Druid Hills Middle School. But the requirements and health protocols have added a measure of stress.
"I think 'exhausting' is an understatement," said Anastasia Pierce, the mother of a 14-year- old Druid Hills Middle schooler.