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Subject Two school districts had different mask policies. Only one had a teacher on a ventilator.
Date November 23, 2020 5:08 PM
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A middle school where masks were optional became the center of an outbreak.

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Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator. <[link removed]> Eleven states let school districts decide whether students and staff must wear masks. One Georgia middle school where masks were optional became the center of an outbreak. by Annie Waldman and Heather Vogell

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