School Board Asks California to Revise Mask Mandate Policy

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

The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees is opposing a California policy that will require students to wear masks when they return to classrooms.

It passed a resolution on June 23 to send a letter to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), requesting a timely revision of face-covering guidance for schools and school-based programs.