Falling infection rates and new federal health guidance are leading states to drop the requirements. Those that want to keep masks point to low vaccination rates among children.
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Major school districts around the country are allowing students into classrooms without masks for the first time in nearly two years, eliminating rules that stirred up intense fights among educators, school boards and parents throughout the pandemic.