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![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Mask mandates rolls back on Ohio University’s Athens campus as county falls to medium COVID-19 community level
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University will now only recommend masks on the Athens campus in classrooms, labs, studios, clinical settings, other learning spaces and its Child Development Center based on… Read More
![Kids were in masks in Worthington Kilbourne High School when the district reopened for in-person learning in March 2021. All K-12 students and staff in the district are required to wear masks after a mandate went into effect August 25, a week after school started for the year.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/masked-kids-in-worthington-kilbourne-class-march-2021-konik-scaled-e1631740341303-900x422.jpg)
Key Lawmaker Says A Mask Mandate For All Ohio Schools Wouldn’t Stand
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Children’s hospitals say they’re worried about rising cases of COVID in kids, with nearly half of all Ohio students not required to wear masks… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
New Bill Would Ban Or Limit Mask Mandates In Ohio’s Schools And Businesses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s COVID-19 rates are on an upward trend, and less than half of the state’s residents have been vaccinated. Still, some lawmakers want to make sure… Read More
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Mask Policy Stirs Animated Discussion At Alexander School Board Meeting
By: Dylan Theisen
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB) — The Alexander Local Board of Education was forced to balance the interests of its constituency against federal health recommendations Monday night when a passionate dialogue on… Read More
![Mike DeWine wearing mask](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mike-DeWine-wearing-mask-062320-scaled-e1594335128621-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Ending Mask Mandate For Vaccinated People Along With Compliance Enforcement
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In a move to conform Ohio health orders with federal guidance, Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) announced people in Ohio will no longer need to wear… Read More