Schools get creative trying to defy state bans on mask mandates

By Barnini Chakraborty

Published August 24, 2021 10:00am ET

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Schools get creative trying to defy state bans on mask mandates — In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo, students wear masks as they work in a fourth-grade classroom, at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley, Wash. After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year. | (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

The showdown over mask mandates in America’s schools has prompted officials in some states to find creative ways to skirt the bans put in place by Republican governors.

Of the 100 largest school districts in the country, all are fully reopening within the next few weeks. Fifty-three percent require students to wear masks, a sharp increase as cases of COVID-19 surge and concerns over the hyper-contagious delta variant grow.

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