WLEX: Mask Debate In Schools Continues As COVID Cases Spike

WLEX: Mask Debate In Schools Continues As COVID Cases Spike

July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021

Doctors say more and more kids and teens are testing positive for COVID-19.

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