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FILE - In this March 2, 2021 file photo, a student plays the flute while wearing a protective face mask during a music class at the Sinaloa Middle School in Novato, Calif. With COVID-19 cases soaring nationwide, school districts across the U.S. are yet again confronting the realities of a polarized country and the lingering pandemic as they navigate mask requirements, vaccine rules and social distancing requirements for the fast-approaching new school year. (AP Photo/Haven Daily) Photo: Associated Press
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, TAMMY WEBBER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press
Students in Wichita, Kansas, public schools can ditch the masks when classes begin. Detroit public schools will probably require them unless everyone in a room is vaccinated. In Pittsburgh, masks will likely be required regardless of vaccination status. And in some states, schools cannot mandate face coverings under any circumstances.
25% of Michigan kids age 12 - 15 fully vaccinated as COVID-19 cases slowly increase
Schools are preparing for the next school year with questions remaining about masking and the COVID-19 vaccine.
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NOVI (WXYZ) â Michigan Health officials are working closely with pediatricians and talking to parents about the importance of getting children, age 12 and older, vaccinated for COVID-19.
Currently, 25 percent of children age 12 to 15 are fully vaccinated. The vaccination rate increases to about 36 percent for those age 16 to 19.
And while state health officials say there is not a surge in cases of COVID-19 among children, there is an increase that s causing them to pay close attention.
Schools confront more polarization with mask rules
With COVID-19 cases soaring nationwide, school districts across the U.S. are yet again confronting the realities of a polarized country
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In this April 27 photo, a school bus travels through Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, on the Navajo Nation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
With COVID-19 cases soaring nationwide, school districts across the U.S. are yet again confronting the realities of a polarized country
Heather Hollingsworth, Tammy Webber and Todd Richmond
Associated Press
Students in Wichita, Kansas, public schools can ditch the masks when classes begin. Detroit public schools will probably require them unless everyone in a room is vaccinated. In Pittsburgh, masks will likely be required regardless of vaccination status. And in some states, schools cannot mandate face coverings under any circumstances.
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