NEBRASKA GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS IS STANDING FIRM ON HIS DESIRE TO HAVE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM THIS FALL.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS HE FEELS THAT WAY:
OC……..SOCIALIZATION. :20
RICKETTS SAYS THERE ARE REPORTS FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL THAT SHOW OTHER ISSUES THAT INCREASE WHEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AREN’T IN CLASS:
OC……..MINDFUL OF AS WELL. ;17
RICKETTS ALSO REAFFIRMED THAT HE WILL NOT ISSUE A MASK MANDATE IN NEBRASKA, BUT HE HOPES PEOPLE WILL WEAR THEM AND HAS NO PROBLEM IF SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WANT STUDENTS TO WEAR ONE:
OC……….TRYING TO DO. :12
THE GOVERNOR WILL NOT ISSUE A STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE, BECAUSE CONDITIONS DIFFER FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY IN NEBRASKA:
OC……….RIGHT TO ME. :14
RICKETTS SAYS HE BELIEVES PEOPLE WOULD RESIST WEARING A MASK IF HE ISSUED A STATEWIDE MANDATE.
