Minneapolis Public Schools lifts mask mandate, eases COVID policies
Face masks are optional starting Monday in all Minneapolis Public Schools buildings and buses, the district announced on Thursday.
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Face masks are optional starting Monday in all Minneapolis Public Schools buildings and buses, the district announced on Thursday.
District officials say lower COVID numbers, in tandem with updated health and safety practices from the CDC, were the reasons behind the decision.
The district joins St. Paul Public Schools, which recently voted to drop its mask mandate.
The decision comes the same week as St. Paul's school board voted to lift that district's mask mandate
As longer school days start for Minneapolis schools this week, students again spoke out against the change during a school board meeting on Tuesday.