{"id":8310,"date":"2022-02-28T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8310"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:53:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:53:48","slug":"california-indoor-mask-mandate-for-schools-will-end-march-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8310","title":{"rendered":"California Indoor Mask Mandate For Schools Will End March 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by William Hekman<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the mask mandate was lifted for the state, many questioned whether or not the mandate would be lifted in schools for children. The indoor mask mandate for children continued while adults simply had the choice to wear one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kusi.com\/newsom-announces-californias-indoor-mask-mandate-at-schools-will-end-march-12\/\">Governor Newsom announced that the indoor mask mandate for schools will be ending on March 12th<\/a>. Masks will no longer be mandated but will be \u201chighly recommended\u201d. Also in the announcement came that unvaccinated people will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors and will be \u201cstrongly recommended\u201d for everyone regardless of vaccination status indoors. Masks will still be required for everyone and certain places and for certain jobs such as healthcare facilities, airports, transit centers, and homeless shelters. In a statement, Newsom said, \u201cMasks are an effective tool to minimize spread of the virus and future variants, especially when transmission rates are high. We cannot predict the future of the virus, but we are better prepared for it and will continue to take measures rooted in science to keep California moving forward.\u201d The governors of Oregon and Washington joined Newsom in also ending their mandates on the same date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the state will no longer be mandating masks in schools, local school districts will still have the authority to maintain local requirements if there are any in place. Liberal areas like San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles have all had more stringent requirements than the state, especially in regards to businesses. Some districts like Los Angeles Unified have been under fire and sued over their policies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While many are applauding the move, others are questioning the timing of the announcement. With President Biden\u2019s State of the Union address happening Tuesday, many have questioned whether the change in policy came so that Biden could say they have made progress in re-opening schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: <span class=\"wsj-article-credit-tag\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/perpetual-covid-emergency-governor-newsom-hochul-omiron-delta-endemic-hospitalizations-vaccine-mandates-social-distancing-mask-california-illinois-new-york-11646068683\">Ringo Chiu\/Zuma Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by William Hekman After the mask mandate was lifted for the state, many questioned whether or not the mandate would be lifted in schools for children. 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