Kansas governor mandates masks in K-12 schools

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) on Monday ordered that masks must be worn and temperatures must be checked at all of the state's K-12 schools when they reopen.

School faculty, staff, students, and visitors must abide by the mandate, with some exceptions, including for those who are deaf or hard of hearing and children under 5 years old. This order does not need the approval of the Kansas Board of Education.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.