As long as overall COVID numbers remain low, the mayor said it was time to lift the mandate. Parents and guardians have the option to send their children to school with masks.
"It’s now been two weeks since we removed the mask mandate for K-12 public school children, and our percent positivity in schools has, thankfully, remained low," said Adams. "Each day, we review the data, and if we continue to see low levels of risk, then, on Monday, April 4, we will make masks optional for 2- to 4-year-old children in schools and daycare settings.
The change comes as state health officials announced an uptick in COVID cases due to the new variant, BA.2.Children age 2-4 years old in New York City schools and daycare settings will no longer be required to wear face masks beginning Monday, April 4.