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Schools, Politicians Nationwide Spar Over School Mask And Vaccine Mandates

Published August 12, 2021 at 12:11 PM CDT

On Wednesday, California became the first state to require public school teachers to be vaccinated or get regularly tested for the coronavirus. School districts in Texas and Florida are among those bucking state laws to enact mask mandates.

Education Week reporter Evie Blad joins Here & Now’s Robin Young to discuss the flashpoints between school districts and politicians.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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