The School District of Palm Beach County's universal face mask mandate for students took center stage Wednesday evening when school board members met.
MANDATE IN PALM BEACH COUNTYSCHOOLS.
IT'S SOMETHING THESCHOOL BOARD IS NOW BEGINNINGTO CONSIDER.
W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVESCZESNY IS LIVE AT DISICTTRHEADQUARTERS WITH THIS LATEDEVELOPMT EN&WITHIN THE HOUR BOARD MEMBERSDID BEGIN THE DISCUSSION ABOUTWHEN THEY COULD INDE SRTEDEASING THE MANDATE &TO GET TO THAT POINTÃTHESUPERINTENDENT BROUGHT IN SOMEEXPERTS INCLUDING COTYUNHEALTH DIRECTOR DR ANALIALONSOÃIN ORDER TO LIFTHE TMANDATE SOME TARGETS WOULDNEED TO BE MET ON CERTAINMETRICS AND NUMBERSÃSUCH ASTHE COVID POTISIVITY RATE ANDTHE DAILY NUMBER ON NEW CASESWHICH IS TRENDING DOWNÃANDWOULD NEED TO BE AT THEMODERATE LEVEL FOR SEVERALWEEKS- NEW COVED CASES IN THEDISTRICT ARE NOWVE ARAGING 65A DAYÃDOWN FROM THE 15AT0THE START OF SCHOOL YEAR.
ANDTHERE WOULD BE THE POSBISILITYTHE NDMAATE COULD RETURN INUMERS RISE AGAIN.THIS MASK MANDATE SPARKEDPROTESTS AND DREW THE ANGER OFTHE GOVERNORÃWHO HAS SAIDE HWILL PUNISH DISTRICT LEADERSAND IN FACT THE STATE BOARD OFEDUCATION HAS A HEARINGTOMORROW AND COULD STARTWITHOLDING SOME FUNDINGÃATTHIS POINT THERE INOSINDICATION AS TO WHEN OR EVENIF THE MASK MANDATE WOULD GOTO OPT OUTÃTHE DISCUSONSITHOUGH IS UNDERWAY.
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