California will stop requiring kids to wear masks at school, on March 12th. Governor Newsom says masks will still be strongly recommended, though no longer mandatory, but individual school districts or counties can override that guidance and still require kids to wear masks at school

That long-awaited announcement came this morning from the governor’s office, although he chose not to hold a news conference himself to discuss it, leaving that task instead to the state's health secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. California will align with Oregon and Washington in lifting the school mask rule effective March 12th. Effective tomorrow, it will also end the indoor mask mandate statewide for unvaccinated Californians in public places, aligning with the latest CDC guidelines.

For more on today’s announcement regarding masks in the schools, KCBS Radio news anchors Megan Goldsby and Jeff Bell, along with KCBS Radio political analyst and State of California host Doug Sovern,were joined by Troy Flint, Chief Information Officer for the California School Boards Association.