A number of public school districts and private schoold across Arizona have approved mask requirements for students and staff amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases, despite a ban by the State Legislature on such mandates.
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The Osborn Elementary School District in Phoenix issued a mask mandate on Aug. 3 for their students and staff in response to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases and the more transmissible delta variant. The Osborn superintendent will work with district counsel to develop an opt-out option for parents.
After hearing from more than a dozen parents and teachers concerned about students and staff safety amidst the growing number of COVID-19 cases and the delta variant, the Phoenix Elementary School District s governing board voted to reinstate its mask mandate on Aug. 2.
The Phoenix Union High School District announced July 30 it will require all students, staff and visitors wear face coverings when schools start on Aug. 2. All 32 of the ZIP codes in the district s boundaries have high or substantial COVID-19 spread, according to the district.
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After hearing from more than a dozen parents and teachers concerned about students and staff safety amidst the growing number of COVID-19 cases and the delta variant, the Phoenix Elementary School District s governing board voted to re-instate its mask mandate despite a new state law prohibiting this.
It s the second Arizona school district to do so after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance recommending everyone in K-12 schools wear face coverings while indoors regardless of vaccination status.
This guidance and these concerns are part of what went into Monday s evening vote, but it was still not easy to make, said interim Governing Board President Carmen Trujillo.