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Just two days after announcing that students and teachers would not be required to wear masks, Billings School District 2 has changed course.

Following the announcement from SD2 Superintendent Greg Upham that masks will be optional at the beginning of the school year, we looking into the controversy surrounding the decision and how

They don't have the will of the people. That is the bottom line when it comes to a mask mandate in Billings public schools.

Before the bulk of the meeting discussion, trustees heard about an hour of public comment from community members. The vast majority advocated for masks to be optional for students in the upcoming year.

Billings parents split on question of masks in schools next year Should Billings schools require masks this fall? Parents weigh in and last updated 2021-07-22 01:04:37-04 BILLINGS — Billings public school staff and students will likely be without a requirement to wear COVID-19 face masks when they head back to the classroom for the 2021-22 school year. Some parents said the decision of whether to wear a mask in school should be a personal choice, while others were concerned about the delta variant of coronavirus and said masks should be required in schools next year. “I feel like m...