Rep. Niemerg Said Masks Need to at Least Be Optional in Schools This Year

St. Rep. Adam Niemerg of Dieterich has been meeting with his local school districts who have been catching some flak from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education because the districts want to make mask-wearing optional in the coming school year.

Niemerg said if you can go to the ballgame and not have to wear a mask, why can't school children do the same in the classroom this fall?....