Maryland board of education to vote Thursday on statewide school mask mandate

The Maryland state school board will vote Thursday on whether to institute a statewide mandate requiring every child and adult to be masked in schools.

Although most central Maryland school districts have mandated all students and faculty to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, six counties do not have a similar requirement in place, including Carroll County.

The state board voted to hold a special meeting on Thursday just to consider whether to pass an emergency regulation. A motion was introduced by school board member Rachel L. McCusker, a Carroll County teacher, who said she thought it would help prevent quarantining children...

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