One of the first in the U.S. to start a new school year, Arizona provides an early indication of how mask-wearing could play out across the country
PHOENIX—When students returned to Phoenix Union High School District schools this week, most of them were wearing masks, following the district’s rules—which go against Arizona’s ban on mask mandates.
Superintendent Chad Gestson said he would enforce a mask mandate as long as it is recommended by health agencies and as long as it is needed because of Covid-19 case rates in the area. He said all of the district’s 32 ZIP Codes are in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers high or substantial transmission, according to Maricopa County data.
Under Arizona law, passed in late June, schools are banned from mandating proof of vaccinations or mask wearing. It is one of at least seven states that haveGov. Doug Ducey’s office said that what the school district is doing isn’t allowed under state law. “Governor Ducey believes the decision by Phoenix Union requiring masks has no teeth,” his office said in a statement. “It’s unenforceable.”
Education administrators, government leaders and health officials have reached a consensus as the new school year begins that in-person learning is essential. There is still, however, a deep divide in some places over mask requirements. Schools in Arizona are among the first to resume instruction, providing an early indication of how mask wearing will play out across the county in coming months as more schools reopen.
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