Parents react to student masking recommendation The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending all children 2 and older wear masks when learning in person. Share Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021 Parents react to student masking recommendation The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending all children 2 and older wear masks when learning in person. Share Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION UPON COMPLETION MASK OR NO MA? SK NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE AMERIC AN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDS STUDENTS AND STAFF WEAR FACE COVERINGS... IN CLASS. WJCL'S DANAE BUCCI SPOKE WITH PAREN. TS SHE'S LIVE TONIGHT. DAN. AE WELL THANEW T RECOMMENDATION SAYS THAT ALL CHILDREN OVER THE AGOF E TWO SHOULD WEAR A MASK WHEN LEARNING IN PERSON. .. AND WE SPOKE TO PARENTS WHO HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THE NEW GUIDANCE. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR MASKS AND TO SLOW DO TWNHE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BUT M I' AT THE POINT WHERE OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE ALL SUMMER LONG AROUND EVERYBODY NOT WEARG IN MASKS AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM BACK IN MASKS GOING TO SCHOOL BUT I MEAN IF TT'S HA WHAT THE SCHOOL ARE SAYING WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GO BACK IN PERSON IEA MN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WEAR A MAS. KS BUT ANOTHER LOCAL PARE NT AND PRE-K TEACHER THINKS THE NEW GUIDANCE IS DOOMED FROM THE STA. RT FROM A TEACHER STAND POINT, OF YOUNG CHILDREN, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL SOMETHING LIKE THAT OF F. I THINK OVER THE AGE OF SIX OR SEVEN IT M'SUCH MO RE REALISTIC. MY SON WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE WEARING A MASK TO SCHOOL EVERYDA Y. WOULD HE WANT TO? NO. BUT HE WOULD DO IT. THE SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY AND THE EFFINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE BOTH SAID MASK WEARING WILL REMAIN OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA. ..