Reading, Writing, Math (Masks and Vaccines)

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August 6, 2021 – After a long year of learning from home, students across New Mexico are heading back to the classroom in droves. Due to a rise in cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, school supplies will once again include masks. At the same time, colleges like UNM and NMSU have instituted vaccine mandates for people on campus. The panelists discuss the new restrictions as well as the polarized reaction to those safety procedures.  

Host: Gene Grant 

Line Guests: 
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group  
Laura Sanchez, attorney  
Eric Griego, former state senator 

For More Information: 

Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year – Santa Fe New Mexican 

Protests against school mask guidelines form across New Mexico – Santa Fe New Mexican 

PED suspends Floyd school board for rejecting COVID-19 guidelines – KRQE 

State to require vaccinations or regular tests for state employees – NM Political Report 

Governor announces vaccine mandate for state workers – Albuquerque Journal 

FDA Accelerates Full Approval of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine as Delta Variant Surges – Time