COVID-19 Cases Decrease in a Mask-Optional North Carolina School System

COVID-19 Cases Decrease in a Mask-Optional North Carolina School System
Protesters gather outside the Union County School Board's monthly meetings on mask policy. Courtesy photo
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One of the few public-school systems in North Carolina that has stood its ground on keeping masks optional, despite a legal threat from the state, has seen a decrease in COVID-19 cases.

The COVID-19 dashboard for the Union County Public Schools (UCPS) reported 170 positive cases last Friday, down from 252 the previous week, and down from 479 in the second week of September.
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