Maryland public elementary school reinstates COVID mask requirements, demands third-graders to wear N95 masks
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Rosemary Elementary School in Montgomery County, Maryland, sent a letter to parents informing them that the public school is reinstating COVID-19 school mask mandates.
"A DC area elementary school — Montgomery County, Maryland — is reinstating a mask mandate — N95’s — for third-graders over a few kids testing positive for COVID," Travis wrote on X. "Here’s the letter. They’re coming with masks for your kids again. Get ready. Read this insanity." Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
The letter, addressed to parents of students in one specific classroom, informs parents that "3 or more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in [redacted] class in the past 10 days. We are taking the following steps to keep our school environment as safe as possible for in-person teaching and learning."
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