Back to School: Parents voice frustrations over Lee Schools mask mandate

A number of parents spoke out against the mandate at Tuesday night's Lee County school board meeting.

Parents argued that they should have the right to choose whether their child wears a mask.

Board members stood firm in their decision, saying they are just doing what's best for the more than 90,000 students across the district.

FEMA, AS WELL AS FOX 4’S APP FORCONSISTENT UPDATES ON THE STORMSAS THEY TRACK THROUGH OUR AREA.WE CONTINUE OUR SAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL COVERAGE, WITH A LOOK ATTHE GROWING CONTROVERSY AMONGLEE COUNTY PARENTS... OVER THESCHOOL DISTRICT’S MASK MANDATE.JESSICA ALPERN HAS THE LATEST ONTHAT STORY.WE’RE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM WHENLEE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SET TOREOPEN, AND TENSION OVER THEDISTRICTS MASK MANDATE CONTINUESTO RISE.VA NUMBER OF PARENTS SPOKE OUTAGAINST THE MANDATE, AT LASTNIGHT’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.PARENTS ARGUED THAT *THEY SHOULDHAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHETHERTHEIR CHILD WEARS ONE.BUT BOARD MEMBERS STOOD FIRM INTHEIR DECISION, SAYING THEY AREJUST DOING WHAT’S BEST FOR THEMORE THAN 90-THOUSAND STUDENTSACROSS THE DISTRICT.STILL, SOME PARENTS ARGUE THATTHE MANDATE ISUNCONSTITUTIONALAND FEEL THEDISTRICT SHOULDN’T HAVE THEABLITY TO TAKE AWAY THEIRFREEDOM OF CHOICESOTVO:"the lee county school districtis charged with educating thestudents they are not chargedwith keeping them safBUTTED