Students Without Masks Can’t Be Kept Out of Classrooms, Educators Say

Students Without Masks Can’t Be Kept Out of Classrooms, Educators Say
Students sit behind barriers and use tablets during an in-person English class at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the COVID-19 pandemic in Long Beach, Calif., on March 24, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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Students can’t be banned from school campuses for refusing to wear a mask during the upcoming curricular year, educational leaders say.

“The state wants to continue the mask mandate, but there’s no way to enforce it,” San Ardo Union Elementary School District Superintendent Catherine Reimer told The Epoch Times.