CHOP endorses optional masks in school districts with low COVID-19 numbers

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As a winter surge of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continues to recede, some states have set a deadline for lifting mask mandates in schools.

NJ to lift statewide school mask mandateThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Tuesday endorsed making masks option for students and teachers in districts with declining COVID-19 data.

The debate over masks in schools has been polarizing in much of the U.S., with parents protesting at school board meetings and slates of candidates -- pro- and anti-mask -- seeking school board seats in an attempt to shape policies.

 

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