China News Service, March 8. According to the US "World Daily" report, the mask order in New York City public schools was lifted on the 7th, and students from preschool to grade 12 will no longer need to wear masks indoors, and children under the age of five who have not yet met the requirements for vaccination. , you must continue to wear a mask.
However, at the Lower East Side Shuangwen School, which is dominated by Asian students, the vast majority of students still wear masks when they go to school, and Chinese parents generally express that they are still worried about the epidemic.
Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Teachers' Union of New York (UFT), said that public schools will respect individual wishes, and all students and staff who still wish to wear masks should continue to wear masks.
Chinese parent Ms. Ren's two children are in Shuangwen school. She said that although the mask order in public schools has been cancelled, she will still let her children continue to wear masks to school. "My youngest daughter is only four years old and is attending a four-year-old preschool. , she is not yet qualified to be vaccinated, so she must wear a mask according to the policy; the eldest son is in the third grade, although he has been vaccinated, he does not need to wear a mask, and I will let him continue to wear a mask."
UFT Chairman Muglu said that during the epidemic, the school staff insisted on wearing masks and made great contributions to the campus epidemic prevention; "Some teachers may be worried that students who do not wear masks will lead to the spread of the epidemic. Teachers who are worried can continue to wear masks. We respect personal choices. ; We will also ensure that each school has enough KN95 masks, and will also closely monitor the epidemic situation in each school; we should be confident that the epidemic cannot end suddenly, and now it is a transition period, and some protective measures are needed."
He also said that the testing work in public schools will continue, and UFT will work with the city government to ensure that each school has sufficient testing resources; "Currently, the positive rate in public schools is still very low, and after the end of spring break next week, we will be strict. Pay attention to the development of the epidemic, generally speaking, there may be an increase in cases when returning to school after the holiday." (He Zhaoyu)