New CDC, PED, School District Mask Policies

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July 30, 2021 – The Line opinion panel talks about the return of masks – even for vaccinated people – in some indoor environments, as well as how schools will handle the CDC’s new recommendation. New Mexico’s Public Education Department has mandated masks in elementary schools. School districts, however, can make their own – and stricter – rules, as has the Albuquerque Public Schools board, which voted 5-1 this week to require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.   

Host: Gene Grant 

Line Guests: 
Dede Feldman, former state senator  
Dan Foley, former state representative  
Kristelle Siarza, Siarza Social Digital 

For More Information: 

COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico’s Public Schools – NM Public Education Dept.  

APS board votes 5-1 to require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status – KOB 

Gov. to state workers: Get vaccine or prepare for lots of tests – Albuquerque Journal 

Santa Fe educators debate state’s COVID-19 guidelines – Santa Fe New Mexican 
 
CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of U.S. – Associated Press 

Where does New Mexico stand in battling the pandemic? – KRQE