PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As a growing list of Oregon schools have announced temporary closures due to COVID-19 outbreaks and staffing-related issues, the lack of consistency surrounding child mask ...

Oregon's health department and the governors of Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey have announced when their states will end the school mask mandate. Leaders in other states, cities and counties are ...

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FLORIDA — Flying in the face of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new COVID-19 guidelines, on Thursday Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris said the DCF ...

There is a wide range of reactions as Massachusetts lifts the mask mandate for preschools, day cares and other child care settings Monday. Some parents and providers say the move is long overdue.

HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. — In response to a federal judge in Florida striking down the CDC’s mass transit mask mandate, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement saying they recommend children ...

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin sought to put an end to mask mandates in the state's schools through an executive order within hours of taking office on Saturday. The Republican effectively gave ...

Speaking on Saturday during a "Fox & Friends Weekend" segment, Jennifer Sey, a former Levi Strauss & Co. executive, reacted to the news that a four-year-old child recently was asked to leave a ...