Defiant parents rail against school mask mandates -- even as COVID cases surge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The majority of K-12 public and private schools in the U.S. already require in-person students to have vaccinations against other viral diseases like measles, mumps and rubella.
54% : Pastor Ken Peters of the Church at Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tenn., boasts that he hasn't canceled a single Sunday of outdoor church service throughout the past year and a half.
49% : Delaware Gov. John Carney, a Democrat, last Tuesday introduced an indoor mask mandate for all businesses across the state, including private and public schools, in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus.

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