Forty-two percent of school districts in Michigan have mask mandates in places and more than 748,000 students attend schools in districts with mask mandates.
A new study by the University of Michigan revealed that Michigan schools without any mask mandates in place have 61 percent more COVID-19 cases.
On Friday, the university released a study that mapped out COVID-19 trends across Michigan and the U.S. In the study, it was reported that school districts that don't have mask mandates in place averaged"73 coronavirus cases per 100,000 students as of late September, compared to 45 cases per 100,000 students in districts with mask mandates.
While U.S. health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , have suggested mask mandates while indoors, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration hasn't officially issued mask mandates in schools yet. The increase in COVID-19 cases in school districts without any mask mandates comes at a time where there's been a number of protests carried out by anti-mask groups across Michigan.
In August, Paul Marcum of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, was fired from his job as a tennis instructor at the Sports Club of West Bloomfield after flashing a Nazi salute and yelling"Heil Hitler" at a Birmingham Board of Education meeting.
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