St. Lucie County school board lifts mask mandate for 2021-22 school year
Masks will be optional effective June 7
E.W. Scripps
Many schools in Florida require students to wear masks while attending in-person learning in school during the fall term.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. â The St. Lucie County School Board has voted to lift their mask mandate for schools.
Masks will no longer be required in schools this summer or next fall.
The board held a special meeting Monday afternoon and decided that masks will be optional beginning June 7.
Okeechobee County School Board recently decided face masks will be optional inside county schools.
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Martin County school leaders decide to keep masks for the last 12 days of school May 12, 2021 at 12:20 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 8:51 PM
Martin County school leaders decide to keep masks for the last 12 days of school.
School officials said outdoor ceremonies scheduled for May 19-21 will be the exception. They will be outdoors and masks will not be required.
District officials told WPTV that barring a spike in COVID-19 cases over the summer, they intend to make facial coverings optional in the fall.
Superintendent Dr. John Millay and school board members held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss changes to the Martin County School District s COVID-19 policy.
Masks will be optional in Palm Beach County schools, board member suggests May 13, 2021 at 1:26 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 2:46 PM
A longtime Palm Beach County School Board member on Thursday suggested that face masks will be optional inside schools very soon.
Speaking to a group of parents who want the School District of Palm Beach County s mask mandate to end, board member Marcia Andrews said Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy is planning to make an announcement later on Thursday. The superintendent is making an announcement today, this afternoon. And he s making some changes, Andrews said. He s heard the board.
The group called Unmask Palm Beach County Kids has collected 7,000 signatures through an