Will Police Chief Buckley Force Failed School Committee Kandidate Kerry Laidlaw to Hand out Masks When Schools Reopen?

 

The call for mask wearing comes after Boston schools saw an uptick in cases after Thanksgiving break. Since then, the number of cases the district reported nearly tripled before the winter break, to 341 from Dec. 15 to 21. The district is also trying to avoid a repeat of last January, when students and staff absences surged. BPS and other districts across the state grappled with staffing shortages largely resulting from COVID-related illnesses and scrambled to find enough substitutes to cover classrooms.

Related: Boston school leaders brace for teacher shortages after winter break and likely uptick in COVID cases

BPS Families for COVID Safety, parents who have urged the district to restore universal mask mandates and testing protocols for schools, on Friday expressed alarm that BPS isn’t mandating masks.

 

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