As many students return to in-person school for the first time in over a year, schools districts nationwide are taking different approaches to indoor masking requirements to prevent spreading COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in early August updated recommendations for universal indoor masking in K-12 schools for all students, staff, teachers and visitors regardless of vaccination status. Some states responded to the announcement with mask mandates in schools. Others banned school districts from requiring K-12 students to wear masks indoors, leaving the decision up to parents.
