Insanity: Teachers Union Argues for Continuation of Mask Mandates Until May to Maintain a Sense of ‘Normalcy’

A Seattle teachers union is pushing for keeping the district’s school mask mandate in place until May, despite the state and county no longer requiring masks, arguing that the forced masking ensures a sense of “safety and normalcy.”

Seattle Education Association President Jennifer Matter told NPR-affiliate KUOW that the mask mandate should remain until at least May 1, two weeks after students return from spring break, saying there “should be no rush to lift the mask mandate.”

“We have people who are immunocompromised, we have pregnant educators, we have educators who have children of their own that are under 5 years of age that cannot be vaccinated,” she said.

This comes after Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced last week that the state’s indoor mask mandate, including for schools, would be lifted beginning March 12.

Yet, Seattle Public Schools said in a statement last week that it would maintain its school mask mandate “until further notice.” (Read more from “Insanity: Teachers Union Argues for Continuation of Mask Mandates Until May to Maintain a Sense of ‘Normalcy'” HERE)

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