“We’re going to start with a requirement K through 12 that the year begins with masks,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly. They advise that a school “should not exclude students from in-person learning to keep a minimum distance requirement,” the guidelines state. L.A. County has urged all residents to wear masks indoors in public. AdvertisementFor children with disabilities who cannot manage masks or who cannot wear masks safely, parents can seek an accommodation that includes not wearing a mask. “In communities with high vaccine adoption and low hospitalization rates due to COVID, including most of California, masks should be optional for all students” as well as vaccinated staff, Bacigalupi said.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 10, 2021 12:00 UTC