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‘We need to respect each other’s choices’: NYC teachers’ union leaders speak about mask-optional policy

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on March 7, 2022
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United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew addressed members of the media and educators to discuss the shift to a mask-optional school policy which began on March 7.

The mask-optional policy only applies to students in grades K-12, while students in 3K and Pre-K will still be required to wear masks while in school.

See the full article at amNewYork

‘We need to respect each other’s choices’: NYC teachers’ union leaders speak about mask-optional policy

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