Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Extends Mask Mandate, Wants Children Back in the Classroom

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By Bob Blalock

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended through Aug. 31 Alabama’s Safer at Home order that mandates mask-wearing. She also contended that Alabama children belong in classrooms to start the school year even as her state health officer said the state’s COVID-19 numbers “are not particularly encouraging.”

“Y’all, we just must remain vigilant if we’re going to get our kids back in school and keep our economy open,” Ivey said at a news conference at the state Capitol. “Wearing a mask can’t hurt, but it sure can help and more and more people are seeing this for what it is, a way to protect yourself as well as protect others that you work with, come in contact with, care about and those you even love.”

Ivey challenged all public school districts and schools in Alabama “to phase back in to in-person classroom participation if at all possible.”

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