Late Friday night, California, Washington and Oregon will drop mask requirements in K-12 schools. LAUSD, however, will keep its mask rules in place.
Though the new guidance applies to schools throughout the state, local jurisdictions like individual counties and school districts have the final say on masking. School districts across California dropped their mask mandate but not LAUSD.Los Angeles Unified School District
, the largest in California and second-largest in the nation, will continue to require face masks. Other districts throughout Southern California like Beverly Hills Unified School District, Pasadena Unified School District and Burbank Unified School District have all ditched the masks.
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