Masking can be a contentious issue for some folks.
Not for us! 
Here are some resources and articles if you are interested in learning more:

States w mandates 8/21

https://www.usnews.com/news/best

-states/articles/these-are-the-states-with-mask-mandates

Premise:Under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, public schools cannot exclude students with disabilities or segregate them unnecessarily from their peers. Schools are also required to provide reasonable modifications to allow students with disabilities to participate fully.

“By making schools a dangerous place for these students with disabilities, they are essentially forcing their parents to choose between their child’s education and their child’s health,” said Susan Mizner, director of the ACLU’s Disability Rights Project. “And that is going to exclude them from their public education.

Science is real  cdc https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/cdc-to-reverse-indoor-mask-policy-to-recommend-them-for-fully-vaccinated-people-in-covid-hot-spots.html

Massachusetts context   https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/on-desktop/2021-0825mask-requirement.pdf

"Effective immediately, public school students (age 5 and above) and staff in all grades are required to wear masks indoors in schools, except as noted below. Masks are not required when outdoors. All visitors are also expected to wear a mask in school buildings."

National context aclu case https://wtop.com/education/2021/08/aclu-seeks-halt-to-south-carolina-ban-on-school-mask-decrees/

ACLU case detail:

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/disability-rights-groups-challenge-south-carolina-ban-school-mask-mandates

Aclu original filing https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/disability-rights-south-carolina-v-mcmaster-complaint

Madese doc on masks

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