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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money

Is it safe to lift indoor mask rules at California schools? Here’s what health experts say

LOS ANGELES — Public health officials say California’s strict coronavirus policies in schools in recent months have resulted in relatively few pandemic-related campus closures.

Moreover, California’s rates of pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations are the lowest among the nation’s six most populous states, health experts said.

So why have they decided to lift a statewide mask rule in K-12 schools after March 11, allowing schools to decide for themselves?

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