Corcoran did not include the data he referenced nor specify the exact sources he used that stand in complete opposition to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. In recently updated recommendations, the CDC continues to urge people to "wear masks in public settings, at events and gatherings, and anywhere they will be around other people." The CDC calls face coverings a "critical tool in the fight against COVID-19" and says there is mounting evidence that wearing a face mask helps prevent people who have the virus from spreading it. Corcoran called face coverings a "personal choice" for families and said that sweeping district policies requiring them "serve no remaining good at this point in our schools."