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Mask now optional in Manchester classrooms

5 years ago in Coronavirus Updates, Local

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The public school district in New Hampshire’s largest city is requiring masks for students and staff only for moving around in a building. WMUR-TV reports masks are now optional inside Manchester classrooms, effective immediately.

School district officials said they made the change because of a decrease in community transmission of COVID-19 and in the school district.

Also, Portsmouth is the latest city in New Hampshire to repeal its mask ordinance. The City Council voted Monday to repeal the mandate, effective immediately, Seacoastonline.com reported. It had been set to expire on June 30.

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