A United States Congressman from Kansas spoke in support of the Unmask Our Kids Act. Representative Jake LaTurner says this legislation would prohibit local education agencies from receiving Department of Education funding unless schools are open for in-person learning and allow parents to opt-out of mask mandates on behalf of their children. 

Representative LaTurner says it’s been over a year since the CDC implemented universal mask mandates in schools with no science to back up their claim. He says study after study has shown that students can safely return to pre-pandemic educational settings, meaning in a classroom and without a mask.