As more states continue to drop mask mandates amid a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, schools are also deciding if students and teachers can ditch the mask to bring normalcy back to the classroom.
Garnett Valley School District became the latest local district to make masks optional for students and faculty members effective immediately.
"I’m ready to take it off because I’m ready to see people's faces again and I think they’ll make personal connections more meaningful again," said Jordan Paszamant, a 12th grader at Friends Central. COVID-19 hospitalizations are down from a national seven-day average of 146,534 on Jan. 20 to 80,185 the week ending on Feb 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID data tracker.
"I think one of my kids is ready, I don’t know about the other one," a local parent said, commenting that masks have become part of students' routine. "But the numbers have dropped time to take advantage of the opportunity."
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