New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said she will 'reserve the right' to reinstitute a mask mandate when schools resume this fall, contingent on the state of the pandemic.
NEW YORK -- New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said she will"reserve the right" to reinstitute a mask mandate when schools resume this fall, contingent on the state of the pandemic.
As part of efforts to prepare schools for a fall with COVID still in widespread circulation, the state is distributing 3 million test kits to school districts"to make sure that every student and member of their staff can test before the first day."The return-to-school strategy is part of the state's fall plan, which will focus on broader testing, vaccination and boosting.
The findings will help guide the state's future decisions. Hochul said it will serve"as a real blueprint."
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