School mask mandates could change in South Florida districts this week

With positivity rates dropping, Miami-Dade and Broward schools could loosen mask rules as early as this week.

The steady decline in COVID-19 infections could trigger changes in school mask mandate policies in South Florida.

The public school districts in Miami-Dade and Broward counties will be revisiting their rules on face coverings. In Broward, that could happen in the next 24 hours.

A Broward County Public Schools spokesperson said that at Tuesday’s school board meeting “it is expected that there will be an item added to the agenda regarding district’s COVID-19 protocols including the use of face coverings.”

Earlier this month, the district said it would revisit the mask mandate when the COVID positivity rate reached 3% or lower for 10 consecutive days, which Broward has reached.

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