PED: Mask-requirements eased, but not for all Face-coverings required for all in elementary schools, plus the unvaccinated in all public schools.
Last updated 7/26/2021 at 4:26pm All elementary school students, teachers, support staff, volunteers and visitors will be required to wear masks in public schools when classes resume next month, the state’s Public Education Department announced Monday. In addition, those who are unvaccinated, or who don’t provide proof of vaccination, will be required to wear masks in all school classes. The PED stated in a news release the guidelines are “designed to make sure New Mexico K-12 students can safely return to in-person learning this fall.”