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A 10-year-old boy went viral this week after speaking out in opposition to a continued face mask requirement in his Florida school district.
“Wearing the masks all day makes me really tired,” the young boy, who identified himself as a fourth grader and was referred to as John, said to an emergency school board meeting in Martin County, Florida, last week. “Sometimes, I miss school and have to lay down in the dark till they’re gone,” the boy said, adding that the masks can be sweaty, claustrophobic, and anxiety-inducing.
“All of this seems unfair, and it doesn’t make sense.
Martin County school leaders decide to keep masks for the last 12 days of school May 12, 2021 at 12:20 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 8:51 PM
Martin County school leaders decide to keep masks for the last 12 days of school.
School officials said outdoor ceremonies scheduled for May 19-21 will be the exception. They will be outdoors and masks will not be required.
District officials told WPTV that barring a spike in COVID-19 cases over the summer, they intend to make facial coverings optional in the fall.
Superintendent Dr. John Millay and school board members held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss changes to the Martin County School District s COVID-19 policy.
By Joel Malkin
May 13, 2021
The Martin County School District is keeping masks mandatory in class for the remainder of this school year, which wraps up later this month.
The decision was made during an emergency meeting on Wednesday night, where the school board also voted to make masks optional for students and staff during the summer months.
While no official decision was made for the 2021/22 school year, the Superintendent said that barring an unusually high spike in coronavirus cases or a change in pandemic circumstances, the school district plans to follow the recommendation of Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to make masks optional.