{"id":2024558,"date":"2023-09-07T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-schools-across-the-us-have-brought-back-mask-mandates\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:27:00","slug":"these-schools-across-the-us-have-brought-back-mask-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-schools-across-the-us-have-brought-back-mask-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"US schools reinstate mask mandates."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthese-schools-across-the-us-have-brought-back-mask-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024558&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Mask Mandates Return to Schools \u200band Colleges\u2062 Amid\u200c COVID-19 Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Amid a small increase\u2063 in COVID-19 hospital admissions in recent\u2062 days, a handful of schools and colleges across the United \u200cStates have re-imposed mask mandates\u2014or at least started recommending\u200d them.<\/p>\n<p>In the most recent example, \u200da\u200b school \u200din Montgomery County,\u200b Maryland, announced it \u200bwould mandate masking \u200dfor at least 10 days after three students tested\u200c positive for\u2064 the virus in one classroom. The masking rule applies \u200bto students, teachers,\u2064 and other\u2064 staff \u200din the classroom, it said.<\/p>\n<p>A letter posted by the Rosemary Hills School online said that KN95 masks have been distributed to students and \u200bteachers in\u2064 the classroom. At<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-challenged-on-tone-over-at-home-test-kit-proposal\/\" title=\"Psaki challenged on tone over at-home test kit proposal\">-home rapid testing kits<\/a> were also sent home.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2063Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/exclusive-fda-refuses-to-provide-covid-19-vaccine-safety-data-to-us-senator-5487300\">EXCLUSIVE: FDA Refuses to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine\u200c Safety Data to US Senator<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/7\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/job-growth-in-government-sector-outpaced-private-sector-since-the-onset-of-covid-study-5487371\">Job Growth in Government \u2064Sector Outpaced Private Sector Since the \u200dOnset of COVID: Study<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/6\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Additional KN95 masks have been \u200ddistributed\u200b and students and staff in \u2064identified classes or \u200dactivities will be required \u2064to mask while in school for\u2064 the next 10 days, except while eating or drinking,&#8221; Principal Rebecca \u2064Irwin Kennedy said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/maryland-elementary-school-mandates-masks-for-some-children-5487169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, dated \u200bSept. 5.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The \u200dre-imposition of\u2064 mandates is being done &#8220;to keep our school environment as safe as possible for in-person teaching \u200cand learning, \u2062and to\u200c prevent further\u2063 transmission of COVID-19 \u2062in this group,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Montgomery County\u2064 school\u2063 district policy says that masks are optional, \u2064with some exceptions, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/montgomery-county\/2023\/09\/1-class-required-to-wear-masks-after-covid-outbreak-in-montgomery-co-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a\u2063 message\u2063 viewed\u200b by local\u2062 station \u2062WTOP-TV. The district said that in certain \u200binstances, &#8220;masks may \u200dbe recommended or required.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It is important that everyone continue \u200dto practice\u200b healthy habits, such as good handwashing,\u200c covering coughs and sneezes, and staying\u200d home when sick. These vital health strategies and vaccination are key prevention measures \u2062we\u200c use every day to prevent the spread of\u2063 illness \u2064in our \u200dschools,&#8221; Montgomery County health official Patricia Kapunan\u2062 said, according to \u200clocal reports.<\/p>\n<p>For this school year, she added,\u2063 &#8220;other measures may be temporarily introduced during\u200b outbreaks, including screening testing, distancing, and masking to control \u2063spread in a specific space where\u2063 transmission is high.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Multiple strategies\u2062 are used, and\u2064 students who cannot safely and consistently mask\u2063 due to \u2063young \u200cage, a \u2064medical condition, or developmental \u200ddisability are not required to do so,&#8221; Ms.\u200b Kapunan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/local\/maryland\/montgomery-county-elementary-school-mask-up-multiple-students-test-positive-covid-19\/65-e219307b-ca3a-490f-b1ee-b8d7d4b752b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Last month,\u2064 school officials with the Kinterbish Junior High School\u2062 in\u2063 Cuba, Alabama, \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100040814977009\/posts\/1048939923143164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> a message on social \u200dmedia that &#8220;due to the slow raise [sic] of \u2062COVID cases\u2064 in the area, students,\u200c employees, and visitors are \u200casked \u200bto wear \u200bfacial \u2062masks.&#8221;\u2062 It did not \u200bsay how long the\u200c mandate would be in effect.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Also in Alabama late last\u200d month, the\u2062 Talladega City Schools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=822289799807984&#038;set=a.523099706393663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook that masking\u200b is being encouraged among staff members and \u200cstudents. However, face \u200ccoverings are not required.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a \u2063subsequent post, Talladega officials said that it&#8217;s not a mandate. &#8220;Masks are encouraged but\u200b not required,&#8221; the post said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In Atlanta, Morris Brown\u2064 College&#8217;s president released a statement on social\u200c media that\u200c it would require masks for two weeks amid what it said was an uptick in COVID-19\u200d cases at a larger campus where the school is located. The school president \u200bconfirmed to media outlets over the weekend that the mandate has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/atlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash-5485693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ended<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Last week, New\u2062 York Gov. Kathy\u2063 Hochul announced the state \u2062would be \u2064providing schools with more masks and COVID-19 tests. She\u2063 said districts\u200d need to review the Centers for Disease Control\u2064 and Prevention&#8217;s guidance for COVID-19 and schools, which doesn&#8217;t recommend masks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Canceled Classes and Other Rules<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Several days ago, the Philadelphia school \u200cdistrict unveiled its COVID-19 policy for the year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-standoff-in-virginia-as-schools-defy-governors-order-making-masks-optional\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Standoff In Virginia As Schools Defy Governor\u2019s Order Making Masks Optional\">making masks optional<\/a> in most cases unless \u200da student is\u2064 coming back from isolation due to a positive COVID-19 test or if the district\u2062 deems masking necessary. Students who test positive have to isolate \u200cfor five\u200d days before coming\u2063 back as long as no symptoms are present, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/philadelphia-schools-release-covid-19-safety-plan-for-upcoming-school-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> \u200bto\u200c CBS Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>School districts in Kentucky and Texas also recently canceled\u2062 classes over what school officials say\u2062 are\u2063 increases in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, which led to increases \u2063in \u200dstudent absences, it \u200cwas\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/school-districts-kentucky-texas-cancel-classes-amid-surge\/story?id=102561169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing a \u200clot of illness being reported\u2062 consistent\u200d with \u2062COVID and \u200dinfluenza,&#8221; Scott Lockard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-schools-across-the-us-have-brought-back-mask-mandates\/\" title=\"US schools reinstate mask mandates.\">public \u200chealth director<\/a> for the Kentucky River District told ABC News. \u200b&#8221;Lee County had a surge of cases and attendance dropped below the threshold\u2064 needed to stay open, so they closed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>And in \u200bTexas, the \u2063Runge Independent School District in Karnes County told parents \u2062that \u200cit would shut \u2063down for a \u2064week ending on Aug. 29 due to\u2064 COVID-19, KSAT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2023\/08\/23\/school-district-in-south-texas-temporarily-closes-due-to-uptick-in-covid-19-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community is a top priority,&#8221; Superintendent Hector Dominguez\u2062 Jr. said in a \u2062statement.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a multitude of hospitals and medical facilities in\u200d several states, inc<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As COVID-19 hospital admissions slightly rise, some US schools and colleges are reintroducing mask mandates or suggesting their use. 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