Mask mandate over: Today's the day L.A. schoolkids can ditch masks in class. But how many will? The mixed reactions - now on ABC7
The LAUSD Board of Educations signed off on the plan Tuesday after the union representing the district's teachers,. The LAUSD had maintained its indoor mask mandate even after the state and county lifted its requirements on March 12.
"Suffice it to say at this point, that based on improved conditions in our community and certainly in our school system as a result of the proactive measures adopted by this board, have led to conditions that have allowed for the significant relaxation of existing protocols," LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told the Board of Education on Tuesday.
The district's labor agreements also call for continued weekly COVID testing of all students and staff through the end of the school year with masks"strongly recommended" indoors. The agreement will be in place until June 30. Additional talks are expected later to determine protocols for the next school year.
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