PBS News Hour

Parents nationwide remain divided on school mask mandates

As U.S. schools begin opening for another year of learning, the controversy over whether students should be required to wear masks is anything but settled in many states. While hospitalization and death from COVID-19 is uncommon in children, cases have been increasing steadily. Dr. Danny Benjamin, a distinguished professor of pediatrics at Duke University, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.

Parents nationwide remain divided on school mask mandates

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