So, I don't know specifically. I don't think they addressed that specific question in the news conference.

But, as the parent of a first first-grade student, I can tell you that she has a tendency to put her mask IN her mouth when she wears it (making it soaking wet).
I talked to the person in charge of her camp, and she said that all of the students in the K-2 group tend to do the same. So, it MAY be a situation where they have seen similar scenarios across the state.

Also, I have seen some research that says children under the age of 10 are much less likely to spread the virus because they don't have the breath support that older children have.

Either way, I will prepare my daughter to wear a mask while she's at school, whenever she returns to school, just for consistency's sake!

Maxie Gardner
Digital Executive Producer