Tag: Mask mandate

District of Columbia Public Schools to Require Masks In Fall

Public schools in the District of Columbia will require masking for all students and staff this fall, according to officials. Lewis D. Ferebee, chancellor of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), said in a July 22 update on the 2021–2022 school year that health and safety measures for the fall semester would include enhancements to ventilation systems and…


Two Parent Advocacy Groups Sue California Gov. Over COVID-19 Mask Mandate for School Children

Two parent advocacy organizations are suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the statewide mandate that children should wear masks to school regardless of their vaccination status. The groups Let Them Breathe and Reopen California Schools announced on July 22 that they have filed a lawsuit against Newsom and the state’s top health officials over the mask mandate in public schools….


Atlanta, Chicago to Require Masks When Schools Reopen in Fall

All students and school staff in the cities of Atlanta and Chicago will be required to wear masks upon return to the classroom this fall, regardless of vaccination status, state officials said Thursday. Chicago Public Schools Interim Chief Executive Officer José Torres said in a letter to parents on Thursday that the decision was made…


House Panel Upholds $500 Mask Fines for 3 GOP Lawmakers

Three Republican House lawmakers lost their appeals on Tuesday after being rejected by the House Ethics Committee over $500 fines for not wearing their masks on the House floor. The three lawmakers, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) were previously fined in May for repeatedly choosing to not wear their…


LA County Face Mask Order to Apply at Dodger Stadium’s Covered Concourses

LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Anyone 2 years of age and older attending games at Dodger Stadium beginning tonight will be required to wear a mask or appropriate face covering while in covered stadium concourses and at concession stands, in accordance with the latest Los Angeles County Department of Public Health order. Fully vaccinated individuals are not…


Mask Mandate for Children Is Not Backed by Science: New Jersey Senators

New Jersey senators held a hearing last week to explore whether the science supports forcing children to wear face masks in schools amid growing concerns regarding the efficacy and negative effects of these masks. Scientists testified about the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist…


LA County Sheriff Says He Will Not Enforce New Indoor Mask Mandate

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Friday that he will not enforce a new indoor mask mandate set to be reinstated in the country’s most populous county amid the CCP virus pandemic. County health officials decided that the indoor mask mandate would apply regardless of a person’s vaccination status. The mandate, announced on Thursday,…


Students Without Masks Can’t Be Kept Out of Classrooms, Educators Say

Students cannot be banned from school campuses for refusing to wear a mask during the upcoming curricular year, educational leaders say. “The state wants to continue the mask mandate, but there’s no way to enforce it,” San Ardo Union Elementary School District Superintendent Catherine Reimer told The Epoch Times. “For school districts we have something in the…


LA County Issues Mandate Requiring Masks Indoors, Regardless of Vaccination Status

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In the face of steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks in indoor settings beginning July 17, health officials announced. County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis said on July 15 that the county is “not where we need to be” in terms of…


Health Advocacy Group Asks Federal Court To Strike Down CDC’s Traveler Face Mask Mandate

A watchdog group is suing the U.S. government in federal court over its ongoing mask mandate that it says is based on medical quackery and needlessly forces travelers to don face masks that do little to combat the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19. The lawsuit came the day after Supreme Court Justice Clarence…