Gov. Spencer Cox announced on Thursday that the state s mask mandate in schools would end for the last week of classes. Park City School District officials strongly recommended that students continue to wear masks. South Summit officials anticipated they would not require masks for the final week.
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Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday announced that he will rescind the mask mandate in schools for the last week students are in class, allowing local districts to decide whether to continue to require face coverings as the school year comes to an end.
The mandate would lift starting the first day of the final week of school, which differs among districts. That would be Monday, May 28, for the North Summit and South Summit school districts and Tuesday, June 1, in Park City.
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