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Despite CDC guidance, some Philly-area schools aren’t planning to require masks — for now

Area school leaders say vaccination rates in their communities are higher — and COVID-19 case rates lower — than in other parts of the country, and that the CDC’s guidance isn't one-size-fits-all.

Second grade student Jaiden West, 8, with his teacher Bonnie Spears-Benedetto at Barry Elementary School in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia School District has said everyone will have to wear masks this school year.
Second grade student Jaiden West, 8, with his teacher Bonnie Spears-Benedetto at Barry Elementary School in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia School District has said everyone will have to wear masks this school year.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer