New York's statewide school mask mandate officially ends today. It's now up to local school officials to set mask policies. elijahwestbrook reports:
is expected to greet students at McKenna Elementary School in Massapequa. Earlier this week, he said he was satisfied with the governor's decision to lift the mandate, but it should have come months ago.
"I think it was too little too late. I think basically there was no need to mask our children for the last three months," Blakeman said Monday."We really did stick together on this, and it really shows what a community and a town and a state really can do. It's awesome," Dana Durso said.decision to lift the mandate came after COVID numbers significantly dropped.
In New York City, the move is expected to come Monday, and private and parochial schools will have the option to decide for themselves how to move forward. says his office is going to look at COVID rates at the end of the week and make a final decision by Friday. "It's a safety to wear a mask and we should continue wearing it," one person said. "I do think we should support freedom of choice," another added.
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