Much of the general public has ditched masks despite rising COVID cases but students in some districts are facing mandates as the new school year begins.
More school districts are dropping mask mandates than are reinstating them as educators wait to see if the latest COVID wave will match past surges in severity.
Masks will once again be required in Philadelphia's schools as other large districts are also seeing an increase in COVID cases. Still, K-12 leaders elsewhere are dropping their mask mandates.
"School closures may ultimately prove to be the most costly policy decision of the pandemic era." That's the somber conclusion made by researchers taking a fresh look at the economic and other impacts of COVID.
Federal judge rules that a new Virginia law allowing parents to opt children out of mask mandates cannot prevent 12 vulnerable students from seeking a “reasonable modification” that could require that their classmates wear masks.
As waves of West Coast districts join the nation in loosening COVID rules, yet more evidence is showing that mask mandates were extremely effective in blocking the virus.
During Richard Corcoran's tenure, the state department of education clashed with districts in the state and with the U.S. Department of Education over restrictions on mask mandates in schools.
With the masking decision in most parts of the county now left up to students and families, the CDC reports that masks cut COVID transmission rates by a significant amount.
Going to school without a mask is now—or will soon be—an option for students in almost every district in the U.S. as the last few major mask mandates are set to expire in the next week or so.
With omicron on the decline, even administrators in states where support for COVID protections have been the highest are now asking for more local control over COVID policy.
Parents in Missouri are now being encouraged to report school districts that are maintaining mask mandates, quarantines and other COVID-prevention policies to state authorities.
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