Opinion: Masks Should be Required

Covid-19 is still going around and schools decided to not do online this year. Billings schools all have mask mandates and Lockwood does not. My opinion about masks is that they should be required. The percentages have gone up since last year and more kids and teachers are getting Covid. In July, there were 19 cases and last week there were 180 cases. The number of cases among younger people in the county has increased ten times since July. Kids are missing school for two weeks and have to get caught back up. Covid has made schools shut down and go completely online. In my opinion, masks should be required. Students at Lockwood are standing in big groups and hanging out in groups without masks on. There are students at Lockwood who are at risk of getting hospitalized if they were to catch Covid. Students at Lockwood can still communicate with friends and hang out at school with masks on. In fact, too many students and staff members are getting Covid and masks should be required at Lockwood