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By wendi grossman
Apr 15, 2021
Masks may not be mandatory in Florida schools this fall. State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says masks should be voluntary since data show they don t impact the spread of coronavirus and may impede instruction for student s who can t see their teacher s face and mouth. But United Teachers of Dade President Karla Hernandez-Mats is crying foul-saying the district should continue following the CDC school mask mandate. Miami-Dade and Broward Schools plan to open for 100-percent in-person learning next academic year.
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Corcoran argued that mandatory face covering policies inhibit peer-to-peer learning in our classrooms and they may also unintentionally create a barrier for students and families who would otherwise choose in-person instruction if such a policy were not in place.
He added that the policies could also be especially detrimental to students with disabilities and students still learning English who would benefit from seeing a teacher s face and mouth.
Superintendents in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach have announced that students will be expected to return to classrooms in the fall, as online classes will be ending.
Schools shut down in March 2020 because of coronavirus and reopened in October for face-to-face learning, with some students or families choosing to remain in remote learning.
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