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Students and staff required to wear masks in school and on buses. 1:16 pm, May 14, 2021 × Governor Tim Walz announced an end to the statewide mask mandate, but for school districts, the mandate is still in place. Students and staff must wear masks in school buildings and on buses through the end of the 2020-21 school year, per guidance from the Minnesota Department of Education. (Contributed) Gov. Tim Walz may have put an end to the statewide mask mandate beginning today, Friday, May 14, but his ruling will not apply to schools per Heather Mueller, Minnesota commissioner of education. In a statement released to school leaders Thursday, May 13, Mueller stated: “Through the end of the 2020-21 school year (last teacher contact day), masks must continue to be worn by everyone inside school buildings or on a school bus.”

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