Masks

K-12 leaders grapple with mask rules as support for mandates plummets

Even district leaders and parents who were most supportive of mask mandates earlier in the pandemic are now ready to see the requirements lifted.

Calls are now growing nationwide to ease K-12 COVID rules

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.

Mask mandates are back as K-12 leaders fight to keep classrooms open

Mask mandates are returning to dozens of districts just as many administrators had loosened COVID precautions in the weeks before omicron struck. 

School CEO assures Chicago that classrooms are safe as teachers stay home

CEO Martinez cites low COVID transmission in schools as teachers union 'work action' could close schools for weeks.

Face mask litigation tracker: State-by-state chart of legal disputes

Our chart, updated daily, tracks COVID-19 face mask litigation by state.

Parents in one state can now tattle on schools that are mandating masks

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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