Letter from MCOE: masks will be required in schools this fall

The following is a column submitted by Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins, published here as a letter-to-the-editor:

In early July, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that masks would still be required in public school classrooms this fall, at least through November 1. Superintendent of Mendocino County Schools Michelle Hutchins explained that while this may be disappointing to some, the alternative COVID-prevention practices would force students back into a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning.