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SFUSD board approves tentative agreement to shift mask requirement to strong recommendation
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The San Francisco Board of Education approved a tentative agreement with district unions that changes SFUSD’s indoor masking policy from required to 'strongly recommended' for staff and students, with staggered implementation dates and distribution of rapid at‑home tests before spring break.
The San Francisco Board of Education on March 8 approved a tentative agreement with district labor unions that will change the district’s indoor masking policy from "required" to "strongly recommended," moving implementation for middle and high schools and district offices earlier than for elementary grades.
Superintendent Dr. Matthews said the agreement, negotiated with IFPTE Local 21, SEIU 1021, UASF and UESF, preserves individuals’ ability to continue masking and emphasizes that the district will distribute rapid home test kits to all students and staff before spring break. "We have a supply of rapid home test kits that will be distributed to school and central offices beginning at the end of this week," Matthews said; "each student and San Francisco Unified School District staff member has been allocated 2 test kits." (Superintendent…
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