LA May Soon Mandate Outdoor Masks in Schools, Require Surgical or N95 Masks for Students

A student adjusts her facemask at St. Joseph Catholic School in La Puente, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2020, where pre-kindergarten to second-grade students in need of special services returned to the classroom today for in-person instruction. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Children in Los Angeles may soon be required to wear masks outdoors, as well as an upgrade to surgical-grade or N95 respirator masks instead of using only cloth masks in schools.

On Dec. 29, an email was sent by a Los Angeles school superintendent to a parent and shared on Twitter.