The Oakland Unified School District announced Friday that it is dropping its mask mandate for outdoor spaces next week, but will continue requiring them indoors until at least mid-April.
OUSD said in a letter to the school community, “As you know, we have been requiring all students, staff, volunteers, and visitors to mask up inside and outside at all OUSD facilities this school year. We will be moving to optional outdoor masking for all students, staff, volunteers, and visitors starting on Monday, March 21.
At the end of last week, California shifted its guidance on masks inside schools from required to “highly recommended.” Most Bay Area school districts, , aligned with the state’s new guidance, but individual districts retain the right to implement stricter requirements.over worries about a surge in COVID-19 cases after students return from spring break, which is scheduled for the beginning of April.
“We are concerned about a potential post-Spring Break surge and recognize that some individuals on District campuses will continue to need to mask ,” OUSD said on March 10. In response, Oakland Unified said that it plans to distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits to students and staff ahead of spring break, with the expectation that they would test themselves twice before classes resume.
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