âItâs just so tentative,â Heck said.
Heck made the comments while attending a gathering of area school leaders with Regional Office of Education 11 at Lake Charleston.Â
Most Macon County school districts, except for Decatur, had not yet made firm decisions about masks prior to Pritzker's mandate, citing the fact that advice from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control has changed rapidly in recent days.
Several had board meetings scheduled in the next few days to discuss the issue prior to schools' opening, which for most districts is the week of Aug. 16.
"We are excited to have the chance to be back in our classrooms with our kids," said Chrissy Petitt, president of the Decatur Education Association. "While we all hope to put this pandemic behind us sooner rather than later, we respect the need to do all we can to look out for the health and safety of our community."