Wu: Boston will not lift school mask mandate on Feb. 28 [View all]
Source: WHDH Boston
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
BOSTON (WHDH) - Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday announced that Boston will not lift its mask mandate for public schools at the end of the month.
Gov. Charlie Baker and state education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley on Wednesday said students and staff at Massachusetts public schools won’t have to wear face coverings indoors starting Feb. 28, but Boston Public Schools will not immediately ditch face coverings, according to Wu.
The decision to drop the mask mandate was made in consultation with infectious disease physicians, the state Department of Public Health, and other medical experts, Baker and Riley said.
The Feb. 28 date coincides with students returning from school vacation and Wu said she believes that it’s prudent to keep the mask requirement in place to guard against a possible surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Baker removed the state wide mandate yesterday, Mayor Wu bravely came out this morning saying she was not removing the mandate.
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