(The Center Square) – California’s public health office says students and teachers returning to school in the fall are going to keep their masks on when indoors, regardless of their vaccination status. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released guidance that said the state’s schools would continue to enforce a mask requirement for all students, faculty and teachers. “Recent evidence indicates that in-person instruction can occur safely without minimum physical distancing requirements when other mitigation strategies (e.g., masking) are fully implemented,” the CDPH said Monday. “This is consistent with CDC K-12 School Guidance.” The state’s guidance breaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance, which was