Updated 7/27/2021 6:25 PM
School districts that make mask-wearing voluntary for students too young to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines are "legally reckless" and could be vulnerable to lawsuits, one expert says.
But a suburban school district said its attorneys and insurers greenlighted its plan to let families choose whether students should wear masks in school.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance for schools Tuesday to now recommend all students, faculty and staff members, and visitors begin the school year wearing masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.
"This new science on the delta variant is worrisome and requires changes to our guidance," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said. lllinois public health officials said the state is "fully adopting" the new CDC recommendation.