From relief to frustration, Chicago Public Schools parents react to mask mandate’s expected end — and another possible teachers union standoff

Nakieta Mitchell, whose son Aiden Roberson is a sixth grader at Skinner West Elementary School, said masks still don’t feel optional for students who live in households with immunocompromised individuals. The school has not always communicated enough about cases, and she has asked the Local School Council to monitor the potential for bullying of masked students, she said.