Tag: coronavirus
Chicago Public Schools closed Wednesday
Chicago Public School students stayed home Wednesday, following a vote by teachers not to report to work due to the pandemic.
Pfizer vaccine approved for children 5–11
High school students and governors say elementary school students should get vaccinated against Covid-19, now that the vaccine is approved.
Should schools mandate vaccines?
The position of student opinion writers varies as widely as adults' viewpoints when it comes to mandates imposed on students to get vaccinated.
Florida district court reinstates mask mandate ban
in Fla., the governor has banned mask mandates by local school boards, claiming that he is fighting for parents' rights.
800 students quarantined in Baltimore County
Several hundred students and staff in Baltimore Co. Public Schools are quarantining after close contact with Covid-positive people.
Chicago schools open; it’s been more than 500 days
A union leader in Chicago calls on schools to be better prepared for students returning in the middle of a pandemic. Nurses, social workers!
S.C., Fla., Utah, Iowa in mask mandate lawsuits
Lawsuits from parents and others are challenging bans on mask mandates. Go parents!!
Md. state board approves universal school masking
The Md. state board has approved an emergency regulation that calls for universal masking in the state's schools.
8,400 quarantined in a Florida district
As students fall ill and run the risk of infecting more vulnerable family members and friends, state rules and laws are mixed.
High court will allow vaccine mandate at Ind. Univ.
A vaccine mandate imposed on students can be enforced for now, as a lawsuit challenging it has failed at the Supreme Court.