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California changes course on schools enforcing mask mandate ADAM BEAM The Associated Press After initially telling schools they must send students home if they refuse to wear masks indoors, California public health officials abruptly changed course and said districts will be able to decide how to enforce the mask mandate. While California says fully vaccinated people dont have to wear masks in most public places, the state has different rules for schools. Last week, officials said students and ...

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California told school districts they must still require masks for students and teachers indoors, the state left no room for doubt about its enforcement: If students refused, schools were to send them home. But hours after that announcement on Monday, public health officials in Gov. Gavin Newsoms administration abruptly changed course and said school districts would decide for themselves how to enforce the mask mandat...

California does a 180 on school mask mandate as states rules vary amid latest guidance from the CDC CNN 5 hrs ago By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN © Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Students return to in-person learning at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the Covid-19 pandemic on March 24, 2021 in Long Beach, California. - The school of 445 students implemented a hybrid learning model, with approximately 60 percent of students returning to in an in-person classroom lea...

AFP via Getty Images By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN In a prompt about-face, California announced strict measures barring maskless K-12 students from campuses, only to update its stance hours later and suggest it would leave the decisions to local schools. “California’s school guidance will be clarified regarding masking enforcement, recognizing local schools’ experience in keeping students and educators safe while ensuring schools fully reopen for in-person instruction,” read the update, ...

"Californias school guidance will be clarified regarding masking enforcement, recognizing local schools experience in keeping students and educators safe while ensuring schools fully reopen for in-person instruction," read the update, which arrived via a California Department of Public Health tweet. Earlier, the state had released guidance saying not only that masks were mandated but that schools would be required to "exclude students from campus if they are not exempt from wearing a face cover...

Why California Is Still in a State of Emergency Wednesday: Even as coronavirus pandemic rules are lifted, the official emergency status will continue. Here’s what that means. Image Olivia Ruiz visiting the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach on Tuesday.Credit...Allison Zaucha for The New York Times Good morning. California has one of the lowest coronavirus case rates in the nation. And after being one of the nation’s most stringently locked down states for more than a year, the state next...

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is trying to involve as many...

Gov. Gavin Newsom made promises about the lockdowns and his pandemic powers. Not idle ones, BIG promises. Commitments. Enticements. But, surprising no one, the Democrat has decided he doesn't want to give…

States, cities and tribal nations across the country are facing massive budget shortfalls due to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has emptied public coffers through a combination of depleted tax revenues and surges in emergency spending. These governments are jointly expected to lack between $490 and $620 billion of the revenue they need to fund existing levels of public services through 2022, according to an analysis...