Boston Students Return to School Amid District's Plea to Mask Up

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Administration for the district has adopted 'temporary masking' as students return, lasting eight school days through Jan. 13, which is next Friday.

The district said that it is asking and expecting students and staff to mask up during this time, but is not officially mandating the protocol. A letter to the BPS community from Superintendent Mary Skipper said those who don't adhere to the guidance won't be disciplined or sent home.Sign up for NECN newsletters.

During the same period last school year, the district said that it experienced its largest COVID surge, which resulted in staffing shortages that made keeping every school open nearly impossible. There was a daily average of 1,200 staff members and 8,500 students absent through January 2022, according to Skipper.

"We’re concerned about high transmission since people have been traveling, gathering together over the school vacation," parent Sarah Horsley said. “The BPS families — majority are low income, from Black and brown communities, which are most deeply harmed by COVID. From illness to death, loss of learning, loss of work."

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