Calgary school boards mandate masks for K-12 students, differ in classroom use rules

Calgary's public and separate school boards have expanded mandatory mask use outside of the province's recommendation and will require students in kindergarten through Grade 3 to also wear face coverings. The two boards have adopted differing rules when it comes to mask us in the classroom. The provincial government had recommended that only students in Grades 4 and higher be required to wear masks in areas where physical distancing measures could not be observed. The Calgary Board of Education'