Small California school districts will refuse to follow mask mandate
Some school officials are flouting the updated state rules, saying students will be allowed to return to the classroom with or without a mask.
Credit: Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Students wear masks and sit one to a two-person desk in order to social distance during summer classes at Laurel Elementary in Oakland on June 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Author: JOE HONG (CALMATTERS)
Updated: 4:36 PM PDT July 15, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA — California’s smallest school districts say they will refuse to send kids home for not wearing a mask despite a new state mandate.