"Let Them Breathe" group to ask KHSD to change mandatory mask policy

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Monday night at 7 PM, the Kern High School District Board will hear a request from the "Let Them Breathe" campaign, for the district to change their policy on mandatory masks for students. Mother of three and founder of the "Let Them Breathe" campaign, Sharon McKeeman says parents have been hearing from their children for quite some time that they're uncomfortable and unhappy with wearing masks in the classroom. She says the students say they're having difficulty paying attention in class and that the masks aren't helping as far as being sanitary.

"They're covering up their faces, they're not able to engage with their teachers and their classmates and their not able to see each other's smiles," Sharon McKeeman, Founder for "Let Them Breathe", said. "We're seeing anxiety, depression, even suicidal ideation and attempts from really young children that just should never every be in this position."