Education Department Encourages Masking In Schools

The video discusses the importance of COVID-19 safety measures in schools, such as mask-wearing, social distancing, and regular testing. It highlights the expectations for educators to adhere to these protocols and the Department of Education's efforts to reinforce them. The video also provides an overview of state-level mask mandates and the flexibility local districts have in implementing COVID policies as students and educators return to classrooms.

What are some of the key practices mentioned to ensure schools can function effectively during the pandemic?

• Ignoring health guidelines

• Skipping regular testing

• Avoiding quarantining

• Wearing masks and social distancing

What is the Department of Education encouraging schools to do regarding COVID protocols?

• Focus only on online education

• Ignore previous protocols

• Reduce safety measures

• Reinstate COVID protocols

Which COVID protocol is highlighted as having been neglected in many areas?

• Mask mandates

• Social distancing

• Quarantining

• Regular testing

What is the current status of statewide school mask mandates in more than half of the states?

• They are optional

• They are strictly enforced

• There is no statewide mandate

• They are increasing

How are COVID policies described as students and educators return to classrooms?

• Static and unchanging

• Evolving day by day

• Completely removed

• Strictly enforced