Requiring masks or not? St. Louis area schools decide what's to come this fall
5 On Your Side reached out to school districts to get an idea of what parents and students can expect come this fall
Author: Justina Coronel (KSDK), Ryan Dean
Published: 7:50 PM CDT July 19, 2021
Updated: 7:50 PM CDT July 19, 2021
ST. LOUIS — All students should wear masks in school this fall. That's the latest guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The top pediatrics group said even if your child is fully vaccinated, they should wear a mask to class.
Dr. Rachel Charney, a pediatric emergency medicine physician with Cardinal Glennon, recommends if your child is unvaccinated, they should wear a mask whenever indoors with anyone else.