As soon as I mentioned people's trips to Europe yesterday, the EU made a recommendation that member countries put the US back on the list of countries not allowed to travel there for non-essential reasons. Apparently they opened things back up over the summer in an effort to boost tourism and in hopes that the US would reciprocate, but our borders have been closed to Europeans since March 2020. So they closed back up too.
And today, our governor implemented a mask mandate for all K-12 schools in the state beginning next week. Most schools have been starting this week, and until now the governor said he wouldn't make a state-wide mask mandate because he was going to leave it up to individual districts to make the call. Apparently they weren't making the right decision because he ended up having to step in. I think most of the schools in my area were requiring masks, but there are definitely others where they were "recommended" or "optional." As in many states, this has led to heated arguments (and more) at local school board meetings, etc. from people on both sides of the issue.
Also, why is protecting kids an "issue?"
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