Utah Legislature Passes Bill Prohibiting Mask Requirements in Public Schools, Universities

A student works on a computer at a Provo, Utah, school on Feb. 10, 2021. George Frey/Getty Images

The Utah legislature on Wednesday night approved a measure that bans public schools and universities from enforcing mask mandates in the next school year.

House Bill 1007, according to its text, “prohibits a face covering requirement to participate in or attend instruction, activities or any other place on the school campus or facilities in the system of public education after the end of the 2020–2021 school year.”