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COVID-19: Students, Parents Hold Anti-Mask Rallies At State Capitol COVID-19: Students, Parents Hold Anti-Mask Rallies At State Capitol
Covid-19: Students, Parents Hold Anti-Mask Rallies At State Capitol Students, parents, and anti-mask advocates gathered at the Connecticut state Capitol as part of a pair of rallies held ahead of the start of the 2022 legislative session. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the group gathered to express dismay about children being forced to wear masks inside school buildings, citing harm being done to students' mental health. Instead, the crowd is calling for it to be a personal choice about whether or not a student or staff member has to mask up in Connecticut schools. The rally comes at the outset of the legislative session, and days after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont…

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COVID-19: CT Teachers Want Continued Distance Learning Over Going Back To Normal COVID-19: CT Teachers Want Continued Distance Learning Over Going Back To Normal
Covid-19: CT Teachers Want Continued Distance Learning Over Going Back To Normal Few Connecticut teachers would be comfortable with returning to normal school hours. Most Connecticut educators are in favor of distance learning in the fall. According to a statewide survey of the Connecticut Education Association, 16 percent of educators would prefer returning to full-time, in-school learning when students go back to school, in some form, in September. Meanwhile, 39 percent of teachers support a hybrid approach to teaching and 46 percent favor continued distance learning. Nearly all teachers want schools to require students to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prev…

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by Kristin Palpini