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Des Moines Public Schools To Require Students Wear Masks After Judge Strikes Down State Ban

Published September 15, 2021 at 1:06 PM EDT

In Iowa, students in Des Moines Public Schools, the state’s largest school district, are required to wear a mask. The superintendent reimposed the mandate after a federal judge blocked a state law banning such a mandate in schools.

Host Scott Tong speaks with Tom Ahart, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.