Mask Mandates Reconsidered for Maryland Schools

Governors across the United States are rethinking mask mandates in the classroom and Maryland’s Gov. Larry Hogan is one of them. He’s asked the state board of education to change their rules and make masks optional for all students. WTOP’s Luke Lukert has been covering this emerging battle over masks in Maryland. He explains the current board of education rules, why Hogan didn’t sign a mask-optional executive order like Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and what this all means for COVID-19 restrictions in the D.C. region.

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