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2 days agoSome Michigan schools revert to masks with COVID-19 cases on the riseThe recent rise in COVID-19 numbers could be the start of another spike. Many schools in Metro Detroit are taking action and going back to requiring masks.
Data shows Michigan schools without mask mandates saw 62% more coronavirus spreadAs the number of COVID cases continue to surge in Michigan, new data reveals that mask mandates in school appear to be working to slow the spread of the virus.
Several Michigan counties rescind school mask mandatesWayne, Oakland and Washtenaw counties are keeping their K-12 school mask mandates in place, but it’s a mixed bag across the rest of the state.
New Michigan budget bill could impact school mask mandatesMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s team and its legislative counterparts have come to a budget agreement before the Oct. 1 deadline.
State Board of Education VP urging Michigan governor’s administration to issue mask mandate for schoolsThe vice president of the State Board of Education and Superintendent is calling on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to issue a mask mandate for schools.
Get Caught Up: A look at Michigan school mask mandates for 2021-22 academic yearWe have been tracking the evolving responses to the call for masks inside Michigan school buildings as students and teachers head back into classrooms for the start of the 2021-22 academic year.
School mask debate gets heated in Macomb CountyParents organizing in the Romeo School District in Macomb County said they are putting pressure on decision makers to mandate masks in schools.
