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California mask mandate returns as schools says wear masks or stay home

Headline from Newsweek, from the development of Jul 19, 2022

Newest development Jul 21, 2022 · 3 reportsCalifornia school district's return to masking has many parents outraged: 'Insanity'

The San Diego Unified School District reinstated an indoor mask mandate amid surging COVID-19 cases.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Names this update

    California mask mandate returns as schools says wear masks or stay home

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    California school district's return to masking has many parents outraged: 'Insanity'

    Headline from Foxla ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    San Diego Public Schools Bring Back Mask Mandate (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Children attending summer school within the San Diego Unified School District will be required to wear masks again as of Monday.

  2. Newsweek

    California mask mandate returns as schools says wear masks or stay home (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The San Diego Unified School District reinstated an indoor mask mandate amid surging COVID-19 cases.

  3. Fox News

    San Diego school board president says students must wear mask or don't bother returning to school (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The school board president at San Diego Unified district said students who are uncomfortable wearing masks should not return to school, noting that there will be online options.

  4. The Daily Caller

    School District President Says Kids Who Don’t Want To Wear Masks Can Just Stay Home (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The president of San Diego's public school district said kids who aren't comfortable wearing masks in class should stay home instead of returning to school.

  5. The Washington Free Beacon

    No Mask, No School: San Diego Reinstates Mandate for Students (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

    Published

    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    More than two years after San Diego first instituted a COVID-19 mask mandate, city schools are reinstating masks for students. Any child who doesn't want to wear a mask, board president Sharon Whitehurst-Payne told KUSI News, won't be allowed back in school.

  6. Fox News

    San Diego school chief stokes outrage for saying kids who won't wear masks can stay home: 'Really disturbing' (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A San Diego school board president stoked outrage after advising students who won't abide by COVID-19 mask guidelines to stay home from "regular school."

  7. Fox News

    San Diego parents furious as schools return to mask mandates and remote classes: 'We need new leadership' (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Parents are outraged after the San Diego school board president said students uncomfortable wearing a mask should 'not return' amid the policy reversal

  8. BizPac Review

    San Diego school district president: Students who opposes renewed mask mandate should 'just not return' (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    A California school board president shrugged at idea of students opposed to mask mandates and said they should "just not return."

  9. Gopusa

    Southern California school district reinstates mask mandate (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    (The Center Square) – Months after California lifted its mask mandate for schools, San Diego Unified School District reinstated an indoor mask requirement this week as the region sees a rise in COVID-19 transmission.

  10. Breitbart News

    California School District Brings Back Forced Masking on Children (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    California's San Diego Unified School District brought back forced masking this week, citing previously agreed upon material.

  11. Fox News

    San Diego school board infuriates parents by bringing back masks: 'The audacity is completely unacceptable' (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    San Diego mothers Melissa Grace and Karin De Jauregui on "Fox & Friends" Thursday criticized mask mandates being reinstated in their local school district.

  12. Foxla

    California school district's return to masking has many parents outraged: 'Insanity' (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Parents are dismayed and even outraged to see that a California school district is bringing back indoor masking for its students.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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