Lee County families support mask mandates and safety protocols to keep our children safe.  Parents are distraught that COVID cases are in the rise in Lee County and that all students will be returning to school buildings with no assurance that masks will be required to enter school buildings.  There is no word on when vaccines will become available for children under 12.  As parents, school officials, and faculty, our children's health and safety are paramount - our first duty.  We strongly request that the Lee County School Board make masks mandatory for all children returning to in-person schools.  If this is left as "Optional", then we know what will happen.  Kids will not wear them. Return to school could become a super spreader event in the Fall, risking having to quarantine and disrupt learning further.  Let us not risk the health of our children by not extending the mask-wearing a few more months.  Only masks can limit the spread of the virus and variants until they are vaccinated.  Even one life if far too much a cost for something so preventable.

Thank you,

Lee County Parents that Support Masking