FILE - In this June 17, 2021, file photo, Rose Uberuaga, 12, poses with a 3D- printed plastic elephant she designed remotely during a summer camp after her instructor printed it out and gave it to her in a parking lot in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The nonprofit group STEM Santa Fe expanded access to the free camp after COVID-19 forced in-person child care groups to scale back. New Mexico education officials are budgeting up to $10 million in pandemic relief money to create internships for high schools students, while nonprofits and school districts are bringing back summer enrichment opportunities to meet rising demand. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)
The New York State Education Department informed all school districts that the mask mandate has not changed and is still in effect for Monday.
This means that all students and faculty must wear a face covering in the school and on school buses.
In a letter sent to the CDC Friday, NY State Commissioner of Health Dr. Howard Zucker announced that the state planned to drop the mask mandate in school for kids and adults, but The CDC has yet to respond.
Many schools sent notifications to parents on Sunday notifying them of the education department’s decision and stating that they were continuing mask rules Monday.
(AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)