As mask mandates ease, should California schools be next?

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The next step for schools is under discussion as indoor masking set to ease on Feb. 15 in many settings in California.

Los Angeles school board member Jackie Goldberg was hesitant to move quickly.

He said he also wanted to see consistent guidelines from state, county and district officials, “so there is less confusion and whiplash for families.” “The wearing of masks at Lynwood Unified has been an important safety measure for our district and one that we’ve emphasized upon returning to campuses this calendar year,” Crosthwaite said. “KN95 masks have been distributed to staff, with each district employee receiving an ongoing 10-day supply, while medical-grade blue masks have been distributed to all school sites for students.

“While the anti-mask contingency is a loud group,” she said she believes “the overwhelming number of parents still support mask mandates, and I suspect we will see some opposition to lifting the outdoor mandate,” let alone the mandate to wear masks indoors.

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