Mask mandates have returned to schools in Gwinnett County | File Photo
Mask mandates have returned to schools in Gwinnett County | File Photo
Gwinnett County Schools are requiring students to wear masks for the upcoming school year. This will be in effect for all students, faculty and guests.
Recently the CDC recommended that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in some parts of the United States.
“The facts and recommendations are clear," Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said. "Masks do make a difference and we must do all we can to keep students in school, in person.”
Conversely, some elected officials found the new regulations to be excessively meddlesome.
“We must continue to reject nonsensical government mandates and trust individuals and families," said Georgia state Senator Clint Dixon in a post to his Facebook account on July 21. "You have my word that I will always fight ensure that Georgia continues to follow the data and science in the fight against COVID-19, not activists trying to play pandemic politics.“
When the CDC lifted the guidance on May 13 for vaccinated people, the Delta variant represented 1% of infections. According to the CDC it is now 83% of cases. Parents have until Aug. 2 to decide if their students will be taught in person or online. If students come into close contact with someone that tests positive, they will no longer have to go into quarantine if they were both wearing masks.
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