NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is planning on welcoming
students back to school for in-person classes, starting in September. As cases
continue to rise in New Orleans, Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis and Mayor
LaToya Cantrell have started a new initiative, calling the New Orleans
community to mask up so that children can make a safe return to school during
the fall.
NOLA-PS and Mayor Cantrell are partnering with iHeart Radio,
Cumulus Radio stations, and WBOK-FM to launch "Mask Up For Our Kids," an
initiative aimed at encouraging community members to wear their masks in public
and to social distance when possible, in order to minimize the spread of the
virus. The campaign will be formatted as a 30-second public service
announcement, during which Mayor Cantrell and Dr. Henderson Lewis will have the
chance to explain the initiative. Mayor Cantrell and NOLA-PS will also engage
with social media to spread information related to the initiative to a larger
community.
