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.
Roosevelt Elementary School District office in Phoenix.
The Osborn and Roosevelt elementary school districts are the latest to issue mask mandates for their students and staff in response to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases and the more transmissible delta variant. Both districts serve preschool through eighth-grade students who are too young for COVID-19 vaccines.
The Osborn superintendent will work with district counsel to develop an opt-out option for parents, the district said in a Facebook statement.
The Osborn school district serves about 2,600 preschool through eighth-grade students. The Osborn district’s first day is Monday, Aug. 9. The Roosevelt school district, in south Phoenix, serves about 7,500 preschool through eighth-grade students and had its first day on Monday, Aug. 2.
The school districts are defying Gov. Doug Ducey s explicit call against a mask mandate. Author: 12 News Updated: 10:26 AM MST August 4, 2021
PHOENIX As COVID-19 cases rise across Arizona and the United States, there is a renewed push from school districts to mandate masks.
The Centers for Disease Control recommended in July that students, teachers and faculty wear masks in classrooms regardless of their vaccination status.
Masks are a proven tool to limit the spread of COVID-19 and its more spreadable delta variant.
While Gov. Doug Ducey and ADHS have always encouraged people to mask up, Ducey banned school districts from issuing a mandate – calling it a form of “discrimination.”
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