A group of parents plans to protest against Hamilton County Schools mask requirements that are staying in place through the end of the school year at the school board meeting on Thursday.
The protest announcement comes on the heels of the district’s announcement Monday that masks will be optional for students and staff, but not until June 1.
Lisa Willard is the parent of a high school freshman in Hamilton County. She said a lot of parents have reached out to her about not liking the mask requirement and that they want to choose whether their children wear masks.
“We as parents know our children the best,” Willard told the Times Free Press on Wednesday. “We determine the medical necessity of things for our children. That’s not something the school should be determining.”
Hamilton County Schools announced in a Monday social media post that masks will be optional beginning June 1 for all students and staff. The last day of school is May 27, so the lifting of the ban will have no practical effect for most students this school year.