When Pine Bush mom Beatriz MacBrien heard the news that a state Supreme Court judge overturned New York's mask mandate for indoor public spaces Monday evening, she was overjoyed.

"I thought hell froze over. It's insane," MacBrien said.

So when she sent her three boys off to school Tuesday morning, she told them they didn’t have to worry about bringing masks.

"They were having anxiety over the whole situation, and I was like, 'It's OK. You can go in with no mask,'" said MacBrien.

But when her two youngest sons, Jackson and Jake, walked into E.J. Russell Elementary School, they weren’t allowed inside.

"They got turned back around because they were not wearing a mask, which is insane," MacBrien said.

She said the principal and interim superintendent of the Pine Bush Central School District told her the kids could mask up and go inside, or she would have to take them out of school for the day.

"And I was like, 'but there's a whole judge that says it's unconstitutional,'" said MacBrien.

Pine Bush was among the districts across the state following guidance from the State Education Department, which issued a statement saying the state mask mandate remained in effect for schools as the state's appeal moved forward.

Interim Superintendent Donna Geidel said, “It is unfortunate that schools are in the middle of this delicate situation. However, we are bound by the stay and will expect all of our students and staff to wear masks in school.”

"My kids deserve to be unmasked," said MacBrien. "It should be up to the parents. If the parents want to send their kids with a mask, then it's fine. It should not be up to the school."