According to the government’s website as of March 8, all “students in grades 1 to 6 in primary schools in red zones will be required to wear a procedure mask at all times in the classroom, when they move around and on school transport.” Mandatory masks for elementary students in Quebec red zones will ‘lower risk’ of COVID-19 outbreaks But some parents disagree with the mandate, including Diana Bianco.
The mother of three has a six-year-old daughter who suffers from severe asthma.“This is a child who’s going into school with anxiety because she has to make the difference between breathing with ease or getting reprimanded from her teacher,” Bianco told Global News.The author of an online petition denouncing the government’s measure says.