It's an alarming statistic among school-aged kids – cases growing exponentially since classes resumed last month.“The 27 days with the highest number of cases per day throughout the entire pandemic for children 5 to 17 have been since school began this year,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in his press conference on Thursday.In an effort to curb the numbers, 55 vaccinated young people ages 12 to 25 will soon receive cash toward education as part of the “Vax to School” incentive. The incentive will give away five $100,000 scholarships and 50 $10,000 scholarships to any Ohio university, technical school or career training."Whatever we can do to stop it in its tracks, I feel like we need to do as a community," said Jen Lewis, a mom in Mason who is also a nurse. Lewis said she has two children – both eligible to be vaccinated. One of them is her 17-year-old son, Cobi, a senior at Mason High School."He was vaccinated, I think, on the first day that it was available,” Lewis said.Lewis said she's a big proponent of DeWine's new move to get more shots in the arms of younger folks, seeing firsthand how devastating COVID-19 can be.But, she said, no matter the vaccination status, people should still stay guarded.“I feel a little bit safer that he's vaccinated. I still am a huge proponent of everybody wearing masks because that's a double layer of protection, and at the end of the day, safety first,” Lewis said.We also spoke with parents who are against what DeWine is doing. They said they feel as if the vaccine is being forced on them, but none wanted to go on camera. Some said they are afraid of backlash.The specifics of the new incentive will be given at a news briefing next week. But the drawings will be held across five days from Oct. 11-15.