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A Washoe County School District decision late Sunday to end a mask mandate for children 9 and under came as a surprise to many, including thousands of district teachers and area pediatricians.
In a call and email to parents Sunday night after 8 p.m., the district said it would no longer require masks for the district s youngest students who would typically fall in grades fourth and below.
In its statement Sunday night, the district said the decision that students 9 and younger did not have to wear masks inside or outside came from the Nevada Department of Education.
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