masks absolutely help prevent spread, but they’re not 100% effective, and, at least in our region of NY, only about 50% of the 12 17 kids re vaccinated. even before it got mandated the majority of our districts were going to require masks. They’re doing OK in NYS, mask mandates are statewide for schools, the LGBT Gay Pride Every Short Girl Needs a Tall Girlfriend Shirt majority are in support of that and we only have a few rabid antimaskers making waves.