Minneapolis schools drop mask mandate

Minneapolis Public Schools announced Thursday that it is dropping its mask requirement. The district will also discontinue contact tracing and will not send notifications to parents when their students are exposed to others in their schools who have contracted COVID-19. This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, April 15, 2022. Hosted by Phil Picardi.

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