On Tuesday, the Volusia County Health Department will ask the school board to reinstate its mask mandate as kids return to class in three weeks.Right now, face masks will be optional for the new school year, but the health department is recommending that the district require students and staff who are not vaccinated to wear masks indoors because children under 12 can’t be vaccinated and many older children still haven’t been. The school board voted in June to make masks optional, though the superintendent can overrule the decision if circumstances change.Health department officials hope to convince the board that circumstances have indeed changed, dramatically.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —
On Tuesday, the Volusia County Health Department will ask the school board to reinstate its mask mandate as kids return to class in three weeks.
Right now, face masks will be optional for the new school year, but the health department is recommending that the district require students and staff who are not vaccinated to wear masks indoors because children under 12 can’t be vaccinated and many older children still haven’t been.
The school board voted in June to make masks optional, though the superintendent can overrule the decision if circumstances change.
Health department officials hope to convince the board that circumstances have indeed changed, dramatically.
