Mask Mandates

Oklahoma's Supreme Court ruled a ban on mask mandates in schools that relies on action by the governor is unconstitutional. The ruling affirms local control, while leaving much of a 2021 law intact.

The state’s research universities will be requiring students to mask up in classrooms at least through their first two weeks back on campus.

A temporary injunction blocking a law that bans mask mandates in schools goes into effect this week.

An Oklahoma County district court judge issued an injunction temporarily halting Oklahoma’s ban on mask mandates in schools, Wednesday morning.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it’s investigating potential civil rights violations related to Oklahoma’s ban on mask mandates in schools.

One of the biggest barriers to learning last school year in Oklahoma was time missed in the classroom because of quarantine, after students were exposed to the coronavirus. Those quarantine rules are being implemented a little differently this year.

StateImpact discussed masking and a letter from the Biden administration admonishing the state's limit on universal masking in schools.

A new state law prohibits school districts from mandating students wear masks. But what about individual teachers in their own classrooms?

The White House Coronavirus Task Force recommended Oklahoma close all of its bars and implement a statewide mask mandate. That recommendation came in a…

Following hours of contentious debate, Oklahoma’s State Board of Education voted down a proposal that would’ve mandated masks in many schools.The members…