masks in schools

Here’s what you need to know about mask and COVID-19 vaccination rules in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, including the new CDC mask guidelines.

D.C. will again require masks indoors — even for people who are fully vaccinated — amid a troubling rise in COVID-19 cases and new information on the spread of the delta variant.

As COVID-19 vaccination rates stall and the delta variant spreads across the United States, school districts in the D.C. area are announcing their plans on whether to require masks this fall.

Fairfax County Public Schools announced it will to require masks in the fall. News4’s Drew Wilder spoke to parents about what they think.

Fairfax County Public Schools will require masks this fall, regardless of vaccination status. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke with Superintendent Scott Brabrand.

As COVID-19 vaccination rates stall and the delta variant spreads across the United States, school districts in the D.C. area are announcing their plans on whether to require masks this fall.

School districts in Northern Virginia are taking different approaches to mask guidelines. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

School districts in the D.C. area are deciding whether students will be required to wear face masks this fall. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Face masks will be required for students, teachers and staff inside Prince George’s County Public Schools this fall, officials said Monday.  Schools CEO Monica Goldson said the vaccination rate among eligible students is still too low, at 50%.  D.C. Public Schools also will require masks, officials said Friday.  In Virginia, state officials said last week that they strongly recommend...

Virginia health and education officials recommended on Wednesday that many students and staff members wear face masks inside schools this fall, but opted to give school districts flexibility to set rules that take local coronavirus data into account.   The Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Department of Education issued these recommendations:  Elementary schools should require all students and...

News4’s Drew Wilder takes a closer look at the new recommendations.

Students in Virginia will head back to the classroom in about a month. Governor Ralph Northam has not issued a mask policy for students yet, even though the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance Monday. Northern Virginia bureau reporter Drew Wilder pressed the governor on the mask question.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending all children over the age of 2 wear masks when returning to school this fall.