Baker Wise to Say No to Masks in Massachusetts Schools [OPINION]
With COVID-19 cases on the rise nationwide and here in Massachusetts, Baker is under pressure from some legislators to reinstate a mask order for schools. The State House News Service reports Baker has no plans to update his administration's mask policies "either broadly or specifically for schools."
A dozen Democrat lawmakers wrote to the governor urging a mask requirement for students and staff through the sixth grade. The letter states, “With physical distance requirements for the upcoming academic year already lifted and vaccination wholly unavailable to children in EEC programs and grades K-6, masks constitute one of our most important remaining COVID mitigation measures.”