Group argues for school district autonomy and wants COVID to be treated as an endemic
A new coalition of San Diego County school board members is calling on the state to end its school mask mandate and stop forcing COVID-19 rules onto school districts and charter schools.
Group members said they are tired of ever-changing COVID school rules from the state, which they believe are out of touch with what local communities want and put the burden of enforcement on school districts.“I don’t feel like the onus should be on school board members or teachers or administration at the schools to be the police on some of these issues,” said Tamara Otero, coalition member and president of the Cajon Valley school board.
The group is calling for the state to end its requirement that students and school staff wear masks indoors. Experts have said no safety measure can entirely eliminate the chances of spreading COVID. But having several measures such as masking, vaccinations and quarantines helps lower the chances of spread and, more importantly, the chances of hospitalization and death from COVID.
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