An anti-mask demonstrator yells at a Williamson County School Board member as she is told to leave a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Anti-mask protestors heckle a masked woman who identified herself as a medical professional as she leaves a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Williamson County Sheriff's Deputies stood guard during a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021 that saw hundreds of Anti-mask protestors gather inside and outside of the building.
A Williamson County Sheriff's Deputy removes an anti-mask demonstrator who repeatedly disrupted a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Anti-mask protestors demonstrate outside of the Williamson County Government Complex in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021 ahead of a Williamson County School Board meeting.
Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden address the Williamson County School Board at a meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Matt Masters
An anti-mask demonstrator yells at a Williamson County School Board member as she is told to leave a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Matt Masters
Anti-mask protestors demonstrate during the Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Matt Masters
Anti-mask protestors heckle a masked woman who identified herself as a medical professional as she leaves a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Matt Masters
Williamson County Sheriff's Deputies stood guard during a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021 that saw hundreds of Anti-mask protestors gather inside and outside of the building.
Matt Masters
A Williamson County Sheriff's Deputy removes an anti-mask demonstrator who repeatedly disrupted a Williamson County School Board meeting in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021.
Matt Masters
Anti-mask protestors demonstrate outside of the Williamson County Government Complex in Franklin on Aug. 10, 2021 ahead of a Williamson County School Board meeting.
With amendments layered on amendments, eruptions after eruptions and discussions stretched through the night, members of the Williamson County Board of Education voted 7-3 Tuesday night to approve staff recommendations that would mandate the wearing of masks in all elementary schools in the Williamson County Schools district.
The rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant has caused educational institutions across the country to reevaluate mask policies for students, particularly those who are under 12 and are currently unable to be vaccinated. For example, Metro Nashville schools will have mask mandates for all levels in place for now.
