[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum is making it clear that North Dakota schools will not make it mandatory to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school. At the end of the week, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices added the vaccine to the 2023 childhood and adult immunization schedules. The CDC […]
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[ad_1] BOXFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The mask debate continues in schools across the nation as data shows we may be getting past the omicron wave. The latest data from the R.I. Department of Health on Wednesday shows cases and hospitalizations trending down. Currently, 351 people are in the hospital, which is the lowest number since […]
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[ad_1] “I want to thank you for all you have done up to this point to ensure that our school year could be sustained with in-person learning by adhering to all mitigation efforts to ensure everyone’s health and safety,” she said. The decision follows similar moves by school systems in Fayette and Fulton counties, which […]
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[ad_1] On Wednesday, the rolling average statewide was 13,482, a decrease of about 36% since the peak. Below is a summary of the school districts’ data. Because the data relies on self-reporting, the numbers are likely higher, according to health officials. Districts say the figures aren’t exact and the data sometimes changes after their reports […]
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[ad_1] BOXFORD (CBS) – Sitting in the school library, many wearing masks under their noses, holding signs that read ‘Unmask Our Children,’ a crowd of parents in Boxford Wednesday night represented a growingly frustrated sector of the population: those that want to transition to mask-optional schooling. “Our kids are tired,” said Renee Leonforte, a registered […]
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[ad_1] A recent NPR report quotes a Maryland mother who complains that you risk being tarred as “a psychotic, anti-vaxx right-winger” if you dare to question whether children should be forced to wear face masks in day care and K-12 schools. That attitude is based on the premise that rejecting mask requirements is tantamount to […]
Continue Reading![The New Hanover County Board of Education voted again on the district's mask mandate Tuesday Feb. 1, 2022 after reinstating it in January. Just over a dozen people came out to speak against reinstating the mask mandate in New Hanover County Schools. [KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS]](https://findamask.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/7a4b4823-51a2-4ad3-92f2-b74a1fee30f6-NCWIL-020122-NEWS-BOARD3.JPG)
[ad_1] The New Hanover County Board of Education Center erupted with protests Tuesday evening, causing the board to quickly move into a break after voting to keep its mask requirement through February. Dozens of attendees advocating against requiring masks in schools yelled, waved signs and pointed fingers at the board as chaos ensued briefly in […]
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[ad_1] NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Beginning Feb. 14, Norfolk Public Schools will offer free, optional weekly COVID-19 testing to all high school athletes. School officials say the testings are intended to quickly identify COVID-19 cases and reduce the possibility of outbreaks. This testing will be offered to everyone in high school athletics, from students to […]
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[ad_1] Scott Hammond/Stuff Witherlea School deputy principal Phil Funnell welcomed the students as they were dropped off at the gate. “I don’t really mind wearing a mask, it’s not the best, but I know that it will keep us safe,” says Kate Morrison. The year 6 pupil epitomised the mood and make-do attitude at the […]
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[ad_1] (NewsNation Now) — Parents and even a scientist working for the federal government are imploring school leaders to make masks optional. Margery Smelkinson, a staff scientist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says the approach is outdated as the pandemic enters its third year. “We just don’t have the robust evidence […]
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