Massachusetts will end its mask mandate for all students and faculty in K-12 schools and for licensed child care providers on Feb. 28, following the route taken by several other states as COVID-19 cases drop after this winter’s omicron-fueled surge.
In a statement Wednesday morning, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced the state will not renew the mandate when it expires at the end of the month.
Instead, state education regulators say students and staff should wear masks in “certain scenarios consistent with DESE’s COVID protocols.”
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