Schools Get Mixed Messaging On Mask Policies

Boise State Public Radio News | By Madelyn Beck

Published July 21, 2021 at 9:34 AM MDT

Rimrock Junior/Senior High School in Bruneau, Idaho. Despite recent outbreaks that forced temporary closures, the Bruneau-Grand View school board in Idaho voted down a mask mandate in November.

Experts largely agree that schools should open to in-person learning this fall, but there’s disagreement on masking policies.

Madelyn Beck

Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.

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