Catholic schools in Virginia have decided to make masks optional for students, starting from Monday, the effective date of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order (pdf) that ends mask mandate in schools. “The health and safety of all students and staff in our schools, while maintaining in-person instruction, remains our top priority,” wrote Amber Roseboom, Director of…
Virginia Catholic Schools Make Masks Optional, Following Governor’s Executive Order
January 21, 2022
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Virginia’s Youngkin Weighs Options as School Districts Insist on Mask Mandates
January 18, 2022
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is exploring options to respond to school districts defying his executive order, which gives parents the final say on whether their children wear a mask at school. Less than a week into Youngkin’s first term as governor, several major public school districts have already announced that they will not allow parents…
Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Block Mask Mandate on Airplanes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a renewed bid to block the Biden administration’s requirement to wear masks on airplanes. The application to stay the mask mandate was denied by the court after a referral by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee. Michael Seklecki and his son, an autistic 4-year-old, have been seeking to get courts to…
Biden Admin Threatens to Recoup COVID-19 Funding From Arizona Over Anti-Mask Mandate Rules
The Biden administration issued a letter to Arizona threatening to take back COVID-19 relief funds sent to the state, saying Arizona’s provisions discourages schools from mandating masks. In a letter (pdf) sent Jan. 14, the Treasury Department warned Arizona state that it has 60 days to remove or redesign the anti-mask-mandate provisions the Biden administration deems…
Biden Admin Threatens to Rescind COVID-19 Funding From Arizona Over Anti-Mask Mandate Rules
The Biden administration issued a letter to Arizona threatening to take back COVID-19 relief funds sent to the state, saying Arizona’s provisions discourages schools from mandating masks. In a letter (pdf) sent Jan. 14, the Treasury Department warned Arizona state that it has 60 days to remove or redesign the anti-mask-mandate provisions the Biden administration deems…
LAUSD Students Return to Campuses Amid COVID Surge, Testing Mandate
January 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Tens of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students headed back to classes Jan. 11 amid a dramatic countywide surge in COVID-19 cases, but officials continue to insist on the effectiveness of infection-control measures on campus. The district required all students and staff to be tested for COVID-19 before returning to in-person…
Mask Mandate to Remain in Place in New Jersey Schools, Governor Says
January 11, 2022
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said the statewide mask mandate for schools will continue “for the foreseeable future,” even after his last remaining public health emergency powers expire. Under an agreement reached last summer between Murphy and state lawmakers, all of Murphy’s administrative orders, directives, and waivers that relied on the existence of the public…
Evidence on Masks in Schools ‘Not Conclusive’: UK Government
The UK government has admitted that scientific evidence on the impact of using masks in schools is “not conclusive,” just three days after it recommended that secondary school students should wear masks inside classrooms to slow the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Face coverings are already recommended in outdoor communal areas and…
California Extends Indoor Mask Mandate, Citing Rising Omicron Cases
January 6, 2022
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California health officials have extended the indoor mask mandate at public premises through Feb. 15 as the number of COVID-19 cases spikes following the spread of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. The mandate, which requires masks to be worn regardless of the vaccination status, started on Dec. 15, 2021, and was set to expire on Jan….
California Extends Indoor Mask Mandate
January 5, 2022
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A California-wide mandate requiring people to wear masks in indoor public settings will remain in place until at least Feb. 15. The state’s Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly made the announcement Jan. 5, citing a rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The mandate was scheduled to expire on Jan. 15, one month…
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