Alamance County Health Director Tony Lo Giudice gives a presentation to the Alamance Burlington School System board meeting in August, as cases if COVID-19 climbed in the community. That school system, and most others across North Carolina, chose to start their school years with mask mandates in place. The decision to mask up has been fraught in some locations and school board meetings have become flashpoints for parent anger. Photo credit: Anthony Crider/Flickr Creative Commons
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