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Phoenix school district requires mask despite ban

As schools reopen their doors across the country, one school district in Phoenix, Arizona, is enforcing mask-wearing despite the state's ban on mask mandates. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a law prohibiting mask mandates in schools, which is set to go into effect on September 29. Chad E. Gestson, Phoenix Union High School District Superintendent joins CBSN to discuss how schools in the area are keeping students safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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COVID cases in kids rise as some schools impose mask mandates

The risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools high due to the Delta variant, even if adults are fully vaccinated, according to a new CDC-funded study. As CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports, those findings come as several school districts in Florida and Texas defy impose mask mandates despite state orders. Then, Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious diseases physician at the University of Michigan Medical School, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with her analysis.

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