Tuesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings

 

Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic:

Tennessee’s governor allows parents to opt out of mask mandates at school. is from The NY Times.

More South Carolina Schools Set to Flout Mask Mandate Ban is from US News.

Los Angeles and Chicago schools will mandate teacher vaccinations. is from The NY Times.

Schools across U.S. staff up to address pandemic-fueled rise in mental health needs is from Chalkbeat.

The Texas State Supreme Court upholds the governor’s mask-mandate ban, for now. is from The NY Times.

large new study found teens were more likely to bring Covid-19 into a household but babies and toddlers were more likely to spread it within the home. likely in part because very young children require lots of hands-on care and can't be isolated when sick https://t.co/tJQsneHOM6 pic.twitter.com/NkwEYH16HH

— Rachel Cohen (@rmc031) August 16, 2021

JUST IN: Hillsborough County Public School Board will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday after 5,599 students and 316 staff have entered quarantine for COVID. The Tampa-area district, seventh largest in the U.S., has only been in school four days.

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) August 16, 2021