In Seabrook, an emergency school board meeting was held on Monday to discuss the topic of masks in schools. Plenty of passionate parents attended to voice their part.Earlier this month, the school board voted to make masks optional for kids in the elementary and middle schools, while faculty are required to wear them. This differed from the guidance issued by SAU 21, and the result has been a fiery debate amongst parents. After more than two hours of debate, the school board voted once again to keep its optional mask policy in both the elementary and middle schools. "Something needs to be done. These cases are going up and will continue to go up," said one parent. "What can we do to make that not happen?"Dozens attended the meeting virtually; others attended in-person to express their concerns. Those concerns ranged from the masks themselves, to a lack of clear guidance. "It's my job as a parent to stand up for my kid," an attendee said. When pressed on the confusion Monday morning, Gov. Chris Sununu stood by his localized approach. "Every classroom is different, every school district is different, every community is different. So, a one-size-fits-all sounds like it may make things easier but could actually really complicate the situation a lot more," Sununu said. "Because again, you're taking power out of the hands of parents and teachers and local administrators who are on the ground and have the data for communities and are looking at flexibilities that they might have to best manage the pandemic."While the board voted to continue the optional mask policy, one temporary motion would require entire classes or grade levels to wear masks for 10 days if a student tests positive for COVID-19, or comes into direct contact with someone who has.Officials said there are currently 12 active cases of COVID-19 between both the elementary and middle schools in Seabrook. Monday night's decision is scheduled to be re-visited and re-voted on at every board meeting.>> MORE FROM WMUR: DEA issues alert on dangerous drugs made to look like legitimate medication