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School Mask Debate Continues

February 25th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

The Maryland state Board of Education voted this week to make school face mask policies a local decision — but that's not the final word. The board's 12-2 vote paves the way for the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review to take the final vote. The committee approved the current masking regulation and will have to be the one to lift it- and a vote is expected today.  Cheryl Bost, President of the Maryland Education Association- the union representing Maryland’s teachers- feels the process is being rushed…