Support WBUR

In Florida, Texas And Arizona, Defiant School Leaders Are Sticking With Mask Mandates

Clare Lombardo

Updated August 18, 2021

Students arrive for the first day of school on Aug. 10 at Sessums Elementary School in Hillsborough County, Fla. After thousands of students were put in isolation or quarantine, the district is revisiting its safety protocols, including its mask-optional policy. (AP)

This article was originally published on August 18, 2021.

2 Days Into The School Year, A Florida District Asked 440 Students To Quarantine
A Texas School Made Masks Part Of Its Dress Code To Get Around Gov. Abbott's Ban
A Shot Against COVID For Kids Under 12 — Your Questions Answered
3 Florida Educators Die Of COVID-19 Within 24 Hours As Schools Prepare To Reopen

Support WBUR