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Martin County school leaders decide to keep masks for the last 12 days of school May 12, 2021 at 12:20 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 8:51 PM Martin County school leaders decide to keep masks for the last 12 days of school. School officials said outdoor ceremonies scheduled for May 19-21 will be the exception. They will be outdoors and masks will not be required. District officials told WPTV that barring a spike in COVID-19 cases over the summer, they intend to make facial coverings optional in the fall. Superintendent Dr. John Millay and school board members held an emergency meeting on Wedn...

Martin County school leaders on Wednesday decided that face masks will be required for the last 12 days of school.

Masks will be optional in Palm Beach County schools, board member suggests May 13, 2021 at 1:26 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 2:46 PM A longtime Palm Beach County School Board member on Thursday suggested that face masks will be optional inside schools "very soon." Speaking to a group of parents who want the School District of Palm Beach County's mask mandate to end, board member Marcia Andrews said Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy is planning to make an announcement later on Thursday. "The superintendent is making an announcement today, this afternoon. And he's making some changes," Andrews...

Masks will be optional for Palm Beach County students next school year May 13, 2021 at 4:11 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:06 PM Face masks will be optional for Palm Beach County students next school year, Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy announced on Thursday. In a letter to students, parents, guardians, and school district staff members, Fennoy said he made the decision because of "the downward trend in the positivity rate in Palm Beach County, the increasing availability of the COVID-19 vaccine for adults and children," as well as a recommendation from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to end ma...