Hours after barring maskless students from campuses, California reverses ban

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The state Department of Public Health's guidance initially stated that if students refused to wear masks, schools should offer 'alternative educational opportunities.'

, a digital platform that tracks mask mandates, fewer than a dozen states still have laws that require masks in schools at the state level; others, such as Arizona, have gone so far as to ban school mask mandates.

The whiplash with the guidance in California comes as the contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads throughout the United States. In Los Angeles County, public health officials have urged everyone to , even if they have been vaccinated, in light of the highly infectious strain — going a step above CDC guidance.At the moment, only children ages 12 and up are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccines.

 

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LeslieMarshall WTH California? Don’t get bullied by anti-mask anti-vaxxers! Kids are used to wearing masks, masks do no harm to anyone. It’s just Right Wing politicians and media who make an issue of masks for political gain.

Here's a great news story for you. Rockwell Automation in Mayfield Heights, Ohio will begin mandating that employees return to the office at least two days a week starting in September. With the Delta variant on the rise this is very dangerous.

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