Group launches 'Let Them Play' campaign to end masks in Ky. schools

The fight over mask mandates isn't done yet.

As the next school year approaches, some districts have already mandated face coverings for unvaccinated students.

AS THE NEXTSCHOOL YEARAPPROACHES, SOMEDISTRICTS HAVEALREADY MANDATEDFACE COVERINGSFOR UNVACCINATEDSTUDENTS.TONIGHT WE WILLTAKE AN IN-DEPTHLOOK AT BOTH SIDESOF THIS DEBATE ANDLOOK AT WHATOTHER SCHOOLDISTRICTS AREDOING.EVENING EDITION'SEVELYN SCHULTZSPOKE WITH ONEFAYETTE COUNTYWOMAN... WHOWANTS SCHOOLS TOLET PARENTS MAKETHE CHOICE.EVELYN STANDUP:WITH A MONTH TOGO UNTIL SCHOOLSTARTS, A GROUP OFPARENTS HAS AMESSAGE FOR THEKENTUCKYDEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION.DAWNEPERKINS:"MAKETHE DECISION THATMASKS ARE NOTREQUIRED.

LETPEOPLE CHOOSE, IFYOU WANNA WEARTHEM, WEAR THEM.IF YOU DON'TWANNA WEARTHEM, DON'T.

IFYOU WANT TO GETVACCINATED, DO, IFYOU DON'T WANNAGET VACCINATED,DON'T.

BUT QUITPITTING KIDSAGAINST EACHOTHER."DAWNE PERKINSFOUNDED "LET THEMPLAY" LAST YEAR...TO ADVOCATE FORSTUDENT ATHLETESDURING THEPANDEMIC.ALMOST ONE YEARLATER... SHE'SRALLYING PARENTSAGAINST MASKMANDATES INSCHOOLS, FORUNVACCINATED KIDS.HER LATESTFACEBOOK POSTASKS FAMILIES TOLET STATEEDUCATION LEADERSKNOW HOW THEYFEEL.DAWNE PERKINS:KIDS ARE IN THEBATTLEGROUND.

IMEAN, THEYRE INTHE WOOL RIGHTNOW, RIGHT SMACKIN THE MIDDLE OFIT.

AND THEY DIDNTCHOOSE TO BETHERE.THE C-D-C'S LATESTGUIDANCE SAYSUNVACCINATEDCHILDREN SHOULDCONTINUE TO WEARMASKS AT SCHOOL...AND WITH NOVACCINE APPROVEDFOR KIDS YOUNGERTHAN 12... ITAPPEARS MANYDISTRICTS WILLREQUIRE FACECOVERINGS THISFALL.DR. STEVEN STACKFROM "FORD STACKFULL 2 CAM"INTERVIEW:THEYCAN'T BEPROTECTED YET,THEY CAN GETINFECTED, ANDTHERE ARESTUDIES THAT HAVESHOWN THAT THEYDO SPREADINFECTIONBUT PERKINS HOPEENOUGH PRESSUREFROM PARENTS, CANSWAY STATELEADERS.DAWNE PERKINS:9:18:02-9:18:11 IF WESPENT HALF ASMUCH TIME ANDENERGY ONENCOURAGINGKIDS AND GETTINGTHEM EXCITED, TOGO BACK TOSCHOOL, WE'D BE ALOT FURTHERAHEAD THANWHERE WE ARERIGHT NOW.EVELYN STANDUP:THERE ARE NEARLY40-THOUSANDMEMBERS IN THE LETTHEM PLAY INKENTUCKYFACEBOOK PAGE.PERKINS SAY SHEHOPES JUST ASMANY PEOPLE CALLAND EMAIL THE KYDEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION.SOC.LARRYAND OF COURSETHERE'S TWO SIDES