A school in Washington, D.C. has reinstated mask mandates.
Rosemary Hills Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, told parents that a mask mandate will be had after three individuals tested positive for COVID-19.
The mask mandate is expected to last ten days.
According to the letter sent to parents, “Additional KN95 masks have been distributed and students and staff in identified classes or activities will be required to mask while in school for the next 10 days, except while eating or drinking.”
“At-Home rapid test kits will be sent home and made available to students,” the letter adds.
The purpose of the mask mandate is to “keep our school environment as safe as possible for in-person teaching and learning.”
Reporting from The National Pulse:
Numerous studies have shown that pandemic mask mandates for children at school have caused developmental delays. The Speech and Learning Institute in North Palm Beach, Florida saw a 364 percent increase in adolescent patients struggling with speech development during the pandemic. A study from Spain suggests the learning loss caused by pandemic restrictions were mostly in vain as the use of “[Face Covering Masks] in schools showed no significant differences in terms of transmission.”
