Hochul declares March 2 end to statewide school mask mandate

Massachusetts' statewide school mask mandate comes to an end

BOSTON — Many Massachusetts school children who returned to the classroom Monday after a weeklong vacation were no longer required to wear face coverings indoors.Gov. Charlie Baker and Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced early in February that they were lifting the statewide indoor mask mandate effective Monday and would instead leave masking requirements up to individual school districts.Some districts, including in the state’s large…

New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2.

New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2

New York's statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted March 2, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday, citing a dramatic drop in COVID-19 infections and new federal guidelines.

Statewide mask mandate in most Massachusetts schools comes to an end

State education officials have allowed their statewide mask mandate for schools to expire, but some communities — including Boston — are keeping it in place.

New York Governor to relent and end school mask mandates this week

Too little, too late

Most Massachusetts schools shift to no masks following Winter break

BOSTON, MASS. (WLNE)- Many Massachusetts schools will be following new state guidelines Monday, not requiring face masks in the classroom as students return from Winter break.Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced the state would end its mask mandate for K-12 schools.The department consulted with disease physicians, the Department of Public Health,…