Mask Mandate Likely Coming To Massachusetts Public Schools For Students and Staff

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education gave the state's Education Commissioner the authority to implement a mask mandate at all public schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Tuesday. The board voted 9-1 on Tuesday, August 24 to give commissioner Jeff Riley that authority, as WBUR reports. Riley supports a mask mandate. He wants a universal mandate through October 1. After that, he wants to lift the mandate for vaccinated individuals in schools where at least 80 p

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education gave the state's Education Commissioner the authority to implement a mask mandate at all public schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Tuesday. The board voted 9-1 on Tuesday, August 24 to give commissioner Jeff Riley that authority, as WBUR reports. Riley supports a mask mandate. He wants a universal mandate through October 1. After that, he wants to lift the mandate for vaccinated individuals in schools where at least 80 p…