Masks: New York state judge strikes down mask mandate; LA mandates non-cloth masks; Atlanta makes masks optional

Despite the ruling, the state Education Department says schools "must continue to follow the mask rule."

 

It is SED's understanding that the Department of Health will appeal the Nassau County Supreme Court decision, which will result in an automatic stay that will unambiguously restore the mask rule until such time as an appellate court issues a further ruling," the Education Department said in a statement posted by school districts across the state and shared with CNN affiliate WABC. ...

 

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