CAPE GIRARDEAU (WSIL) -- Schools in Missouri are getting a donation of masks from the State Emergency Management Agency.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has allocated nearly 2 million masks to schools across the state.
Cape Girardeau Public School District spoke with News 3 on how they plan to use their 90,000 masks.
"Most kids already have their masks picked out, they've kind of designed their own masks and things, but you know we often forget our masks, we walk into stores, we forget our masks, so I think that from my standpoint, I kind of anticipate that kids are going to do the same thing, so we're going to supplement that with these masks," says Superintendent Neil Glass.
Teacher, Maddy Ringer, says forgetting supplies is nothing new for students.
"Yeah, leaving anything at home, I mean kids leave their bookbags at home, so how can you expect them to bring a mask that's this big?"
The masks are even reusable.
"They're washable, they can be used over and over, and over again, so it's a great supplement to what we already have," says Glass.
Ringer says she'll even let students keep a spare in the classroom.
"In my classroom, I am going to give them the option to keep it, because I do have plastic containers that each student can have their own."
"Whatever the case may be, we've got extras on hand, it's not a problem. Give you a mask, you can decorate it up however you want, it's yours to keep," says Glass.
Superintendent Glass says they've got enough masks that the entire school district should be able to allow two masks per student.
