The Mohonasen school board is set to meet Saturday to pass a resolution calling on the state to drop indoor mask guidelines that recommend students continue to…
New Yorkers are anxiously awaiting word from the CDC after the state was forced to reverse its stance on face coverings in schools for students.Late on Sunday night, June 6, state education officials said that masks will still be required …
PUBLISHED 2:13 PM ET Jun. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:13 PM EDT Jun. 09, 2021
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino called for schools in New York to disobey the current indoor mask guidelines for kids and adults following conflicting messages from state officials. Show civil disobedience. Have common sense, Astorino told reporters on Wednesday morning. We need school districts and superintendents to marry civil disobedience with common sense.
The at-times contentious politics over mask wearing are not new, and as fully vaccinated people are allowed to remove them in most indoor settings, in recent days the debate has shifted to schools. The fight over masks in schools comes as COVID-19 cases are declining and more people, including kids age 12 and older, are being vaccinated.
Harrison Superintendent Lou Wool, the senior superintendent in the Lower Hudson Valley, said his email was blowing up Saturday with questions about mask requirements. All I want is for somebody to tell me what we re supposed to do, he said. I haven t sent a notice to the community because I don t know how this is supposed to work.
Ossining Superintendent Ray Sanchez sent a notice to his community Saturday saying that the district s mask requirement will not change at this time, but that he would monitor the situation and communicate again Sunday.
This dilemma comes with only weeks left to a challenging school year. But there are also implications for summer programs that many districts plan to run next month.