UpdatedThu, May 27, 2021 at 10:19 am ET
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Students throughout the Commack School District, including the high school, cannot remove their masks while indoors just yet. (Google Maps)
COMMACK, NY Commack students will still need to wear masks after the school district previously announced that masks would be optional in classrooms and physical education as long as social distancing was followed. The reversal comes after the state overruled the district s decision on masks, according to the district.
The district said it made the decision earlier this week based on its interpretation of April 9 guidance from the New York State Department of Health, which reads in part: Six feet of distance is required when eating meals or snacks, or drinking, or other times masks must be removed.