Chicago, Boston and Atlanta join growing list of cities requiring students to wear masks

Chicago, Boston and Atlanta this week joined the growing list of cities across the country that will require students to wear masks when they return to Classroom next month as coronavirus cases are on the rise.

The United States has seen nearly 44,000 new cases of COVID-19 daily over the past seven days – a more than 50% increase in the number of reported cases from the previous week, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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More than 56% of all Americans have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but cases are on the rise again as the delta variant has spread to all US states.

Children under 12 have not yet been approved to receive the vaccine.

“Continuing to demand masks will help ensure that those in our school communities who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, which encompasses the majority of our students, remain as safe as possible,” public schools said. of Chicago in a statement. letter to parents this week.

Earlier this month, the CDC said students “benefit from in-person learning” and called on schools across the country to make it a “priority” for students to return safely to class.

Public schools in major cities of Boston To Atlanta Also this week mandated that students and teachers wear masks in class or on the bus, although students are allowed to remove their masks for activities like recess and while eating.

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At least seven states and the District of Colombia have either announced they will require students to wear masks, or called on schools to implement mask requirements for kindergarten to grade 12 students, including California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York, Virginia, and Washington – although state enforcement policies vary.

Texas and Iowa have banned mask warrants in public schools, but some cities like Austin have encouraged students to mask themselves.

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Other cities are following the line and have requested temporary mask warrants early in the fall semester, including Cleveland which has requested a five-week mask order for students and teachers.

The CDC has recommended that masks always be worn by all people who are not fully vaccinated, aged two years and older, indoors.