Covid-19 Surge Prompts Schools to Reconsider Face-Mask Rules for Fall

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With the first day of school approaching, debates are raging in school districts across the country over a matter that seemed settled earlier this summer—whether to require face masks, or ban such requirements

is prompting school districts across the country to consider changing their face-mask requirements, in an effort to stick to their plans to bring back students for in-person learning this fall.

With just weeks until the first day of school, debates are raging over a matter that seemed settled earlier this summer—whether to require face masks, or ban such requirements. Districts, however, aren’t considering a return to remote learning. Several big city districts, including in Chicago, Atlanta and New Orleans, said last week they will require masks when schools reopen for in-person learning.

Atlanta Public Schools, where students return on Aug. 5, said on Thursday it had decided to mandate masks indoors, due to a low vaccination rate and the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Just 18% of eligible students are fully vaccinated, and about 58% of employees are or plan to be fully vaccinated, the district said, citing data from the Fulton County Board of Health.

, which earlier this month said that anyone over the age of 2 should wear a mask in school, regardless of vaccination status, because large groups of students aren’t yet eligible for vaccines. No vaccines have been approved for children under the age of 12.

 

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I vote require. It continues. Many do not have the luxury of available vaccines, and are looking to the US as guidance. Many still fear them as well, and not just the loonicrats. POTUS if we had to go to a National lockdown to save our Country, would you? They considered zooing

'... in all the history of respiratory borne viruses of any type - *asymptomatic* transmission has NEVER been the driver of outbreaks ...' Dr Fauci (1 min video) (if this changes ... surely it would be *game-over*?)

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