New Brunswick moves to yellow phase of COVID-19 recovery Sarah Shannon, a mother from Boiestown, N.B., questions if the relaxed guidelines are too much too soon.“I really think that since we just got into the yellow and cases have just started to go down, kids should still be wearing them,” she says.Shannon says her four kids, in grades 4, 6, 9 and 12, will still wear masks in class.She says that just makes sense to the family, considering the requirement to wear them in stores and restaurants.“If you’re in a public place, which a school is, you’re required to wear a mask despite your age,” she says.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In a statement sent to Global News, the Department of Education.