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California changes course on schools enforcing mask mandate ADAM BEAM The Associated Press After initially telling schools they must send students home if they refuse to wear masks indoors, California public health officials abruptly changed course and said districts will be able to decide how to enforce the mask mandate. While California says fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks in most public places, the state has different rules for schools. Last week, officials said students and staff at schools must continue to wear masks indoors at all times, even if they are fully vaccinate...

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California told school districts they must still require masks for students and teachers indoors, the state left no room for doubt about its enforcement: If students refused, schools were to send them home. But hours after that announcement on Monday, public health officials in Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration abruptly changed course and said school districts would decide for themselves how to enforce the mask mandate. The reversal marked a bumpy rollout of the state's new coronavirus rules for California's school...

California does a 180 on school mask mandate as states rules vary amid latest guidance from the CDC CNN 5 hrs ago By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN © Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Students return to in-person learning at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the Covid-19 pandemic on March 24, 2021 in Long Beach, California. - The school of 445 students implemented a hybrid learning model, with approximately 60 percent of students returning to in an in-person classroom learning environment with Covid-19 safety measures including face masks, social distancing, plexiglass ...

AFP via Getty Images By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN In a prompt about-face, California announced strict measures barring maskless K-12 students from campuses, only to update its stance hours later and suggest it would leave the decisions to local schools. “California’s school guidance will be clarified regarding masking enforcement, recognizing local schools’ experience in keeping students and educators safe while ensuring schools fully reopen for in-person instruction,” read the update, which arrived via a California Department of Public Health tweet. Earlier, the state had released gu...

"California's school guidance will be clarified regarding masking enforcement, recognizing local schools' experience in keeping students and educators safe while ensuring schools fully reopen for in-person instruction," read the update, which arrived via a California Department of Public Health tweet. Earlier, the state had released guidance saying not only that masks were mandated but that schools would be required to "exclude students from campus if they are not exempt from wearing a face covering under CDPH guidelines and refuse to wear one provided by the school." The original statement c...