Oceanside, California-The Oceanside Unified School District Committee confirmed on Tuesday night that it will follow National guidance on masking, Requiring everyone to wear them indoors, regardless of the vaccination status.

“We have received instructions from the county health department and Dr. Wilma Wooten,” Superintendent Julie Vitale said. “The guidance is clear. Everyone in the K-12 environment should wear a mask indoors, regardless of whether they are vaccinated, and enforcement is not optional.”

The California Department of Public Health has put forward recommendations on wearing masks for the next school year and said it will depend on the implementation of each school district.

Vitale’s remarks run counter to the whim of a group of parents gathered outside the school to choose masks before the meeting on Tuesday.

“No one has asked that children be banned from wearing masks,” Jamie Ballard said. “This is the choice of masks. If parents or children want to wear a mask, they can definitely. But forcing other children to wear a mask when they are mentally ill is wrong.

Tuesday’s rally triggered a series of protests, which will be held in the local school district, advocating that everyone can choose whether to wear a mask after the school year. Before the board meeting of the Carlsbad Unified School District, another rally is planned for Wednesday night.

The district leaders of the Carlsbad Union District and the Poway and Vista Districts have sent a letter to the state requesting At least give the vaccinated people the right to choose Do not wear a mask.

Prior to this, the state Department of Public Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics have recommended that everyone wear a mask in a classroom environment. At the same time, the CDC stated that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in school.

“We understand that you are all in a difficult situation, which is why we are advocating to the state that we are taking action, hoping to get rid of the state’s mandate,” said Sharon McKeeman, the founder of the advocacy group Let them Breathe. “However, in the meantime, you are responsible. These are our children, and you are responsible.”

Many parents joined the sport by “letting them breathe”. McKeeman said it is non-religious and non-partisan, and has no position on vaccines. She said that they were just fighting for the freedom of choice.

Although Oceanside plans to follow the state’s guidance, parents hope A planned legal battle The current regulations on wearing masks in schools will be overturned.

“We will continue to work hard, there is no other way,” Allyson Mineau said. “We will not stop.”