Masks Required In All Schools

Breken Terry was in Muscle Shoals with how schools will enforce the mask order in schools.

I'm najahe sherman.

And i'm dan shaffer.

Two school superintendent s in the shoals say they're glad governor kay ivey extended the mask order because it took pressure off them.

Waay31's breken terry is live with how schools will enforce this if they are back in the classroom, breken?

Enforcement is the question a lot of schools are asking.

And while the state didn't give any advice, schools i spoke to say something is better than nothing.

2:05- it's going to take some training and some education with the kids.

About when it's appropriate to wear the mask and when it's not appropriate.

Muscle shoals city schools superintendent chad holden said with coronavirus cases on the rise in the shoals and hospital icu units expanding the extended mask order is needed.

2:32- it's a safety measure i think it's called for right now with the level of covid cases were expierencing and we will figure it out.

Holden said he has a few ideas on how to get students to keep the masks on.

2:13- we will have scheduled mask breaks throughout the day.

We are not going to ask children to wear a mask for 7 1/2 hours a day.

We couldn't do that as adults and were not doing to ask that of our kids.

Holden said punishing students for not wearing a mask is something the district doesn't plan on doing.

3:04- initially this will not be something we consider a disciplinary infraction.

We're going to have a period of easing into this and training kids first and i think that's important.

It's just like dress code.

I would always tell the high school students when i was principal we never want dresscode to become a discipline issue only when there is non compliance does it become an issue.

Students second grade and below don't have to wear a mask while at school.

Ivey's order also stated that students should wear the masks, "when it's practical.".

Colbert county schools told me they will not punish students for not wearing a mask too and said it will support it's students, families, and faculty to the best of it's abilities.

In the shoals bt waay31.