Michael Zwaagstra: Mask Mandates Should Not Return to Schools

Michael Zwaagstra: Mask Mandates Should Not Return to Schools
Students wear masks in class on the first day of school in Montreal on Aug. 31, 2021. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Michael Zwaagstra
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Hospitals are experiencing an influx of young children with serious respiratory illnesses. Out of concern for their well-being, some health professionals are pushing to bring back mask mandates for schools. In other words, students would be required, once again, to wear masks while in school buildings.

Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
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