School mask mandates or optional

New school year, no mask rules for most of U.S. - Chalkbeat

Most districts across the country are going back to school mask-optional ... mask mandates in the nation's largest school districts since ...

Mask-Optional School Districts Exceed Those Requiring Masks

27, 243 of the 500 largest districts are mask-optional, the highest level seen this academic year and an increase from 176 on Feb. 4, according ...

The Case Against Masks at School - The Atlantic

Sixteen U.S. states and the District of Columbia follow the CDC guidance closely and require masks for students of all ages, regardless of ...

Is It Really Safe to End Mask Mandates in Schools? - Yale Medicine

The studies show that school districts that did not have a universal masking policy were more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks. But it's ...

Most US public schools plan to keep masks optional for start of classes

Most of the largest public school districts in the United States are not requiring masks for the new school year, making masking “optional” as students return ...

Predictors of student mask mandate policies in United States school ...

Overall, 19 states (37%) had a student mask mandate at any point; 15 of these (79%) lifted the mandate at some point during the school year, and ...

School mask mandates return as latest coronavirus variants surge

Mask mandates are making a comeback at public schools in Louisville. They could return to Los Angeles, after a possible decision this week.

Some Schools Are Dropping Mask Mandates. Should Yours?

In the other 34 states, districts can go mask-optional, because the state allows local choice, or because bans on mask mandates are prohibited ...

Mask tracker: Last batch of K-12 mandates have come to an end

NEW YORK: Masks became optional in New York schools on March 2. NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville City Schools made masks optional on March 14. Masks became optional in ...

Do Masks in School Work? Pair of Studies May Finally Put Debate ...

The findings come as many districts nationwide are moving away from mask mandates as the Omicron surge subsides. Only 31 percent of the largest ...

Does Science Support Lifting School Mask Mandates? - The Scientist

Preliminary results showed a 70–80 percent reduction in secondary transmission in universally-masked compared to mask-optional districts, and ...

SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K–12 School Districts with Mask-Required

In Arkansas during August–October 2021, districts with universal mask requirements had a 23% lower incidence of COVID-19 among staff members and students.

Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases

At a Glance · Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had less in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 than schools with optional or ...

Masks work. But do mask mandates work in schools? That's debatable

A study comparing two neighboring school districts in Tennessee — where one required masks, the other allowed students to opt out of masking ( ...

As School Mask Mandates End, Should My Child Still Wear One?

Officials in several states announced a plan to end local mask mandates including in schools. But some experts say kids should still wear ...

Peer pressure is ending mask usage in schools - The Washington Post

Just 11 states and the District of Columbia still require masks in schools, Ed Week reported — and of those, seven states plan to end their mask ...

St. Louis Public Schools to lift mask mandate, joining other districts

St. Louis Public Schools will no longer require students and workers to wear masks beginning Monday.

School district 152 going mask optional, but 'highly recommends ...

“Although masks will be optional, the District highly recommends and encourages all staff, students, and visitors to wear masks as we continue ...

State-by-State School Mask Mandates

Almost all states and U.S. territories no longer require masks in school settings as of March 11, 2022. This page will remain available, but is no longer being ...

Illinois Supreme Court denies Pritzker's appeal of school mask ...

Illinois Supreme Court denies Pritzker's appeal of school mask mandate decisions, schools move to mask optional Feb. 28 ... After the Illinois ...