Massachusetts to Drop School Mask Mandate at the End of the Month

Massachusetts to Drop School Mask Mandate at the End of the Month
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker speaks to the press at the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site in Boston, Mass., on March 30, 2021. Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Massachusetts will soon no longer require public school students, teachers, and staff to wear masks while indoors, joining a growing list of states that have phased out their classroom mask mandates.

The current statewide mask mandate for public schools will not be extended once it expires on Feb. 28, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Wednesday. Instead, it will be left to individual school districts to decide their own mask policies.