Illinois State Board of Education Addresses Masks In The Classroom
Zainab Qureshi/Illinois Newsroom
After weeks of back-and-forth protests over whether students should be wearing masks, Governor JB Pritzker settled the question, requiring masks for students and teachers, K-12, in schools public and private. At least one private school in Illinois found out, the penalty for non-compliance is losing state certification. To talk about it, The 21st was joined by the director of Safe and Health Climate at the Illinois State Board of Education.
Editor's note: IBSE Commissioner Carmen Ayala was originally scheduled to appear on today's program but had to cancel. Her office offered Jeff Aranowski as a substitute guest for our program.
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Jeff Aranowski
Director for Safe and Healthy Climate at the Illinois State Board of Education
(1/5) Dr. Ayala sent a letter to superintendents today, in response to the request for greater clarity on the action ISBE will take to enforce the universal indoor masking requirement. Read the letter: https://t.co/AJsvIqWiOA pic.twitter.com/uShwVkkG8q
— Illinois State Board of Education (@ISBEnews) August 11, 2021
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