ON FRIDAY, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance for the first time since July—including for schools, where the debate on whether to mandate them has been highly polarizing. This update follows announcements from governors of states from across the country, who got ahead of the CDC in lifting their […]
Elissa Perkins
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
A roadmap for mask rules in Massachusetts schools
ON AUGUST 24, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a proposal by the commissioner of education to implement a mask mandate for Massachusetts schools that will last until October 1. Many parents, educators and legislators breathed a sigh of relief. Others are disappointed by the ruling. Proponents of mask mandates in schools rightly argue that the delta variant is more contagious than […]