Miami-Dade Schools No Longer Mandating Masks, Parental Opt-Out Form Eliminated

CBS Miami

November 19, 2021

There are new COVID safety protocols for Miami-Dade County Public School students and staff.

The school district released a statement on Thursday that reads, “Throughout the pandemic, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been implementing protocols to ensure the health and wellbeing of our students and employees. As a result of legislation signed today by Governor Ron DeSantis, effectively immediately, facial coverings will no longer be mandatory in schools. Therefore, the parental opt-out form has been eliminated.”

The statement also said M-DCPS “will continue to encourage the use of facial coverings while indoors, and parents, at their sole discretion, may allow their children to wear them.”

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