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Local school districts will work to meet Gov. Pritzker’s vaccine and mask mandates (free content)

Officials in Homewood District 153, Flossmoor District 161 and Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be working to meet Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s directive announced on Thursday, Aug. 26, that K-12 teachers and staff will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly. He also issued an expanded mask mandate, now requiring everyone to wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Pritzker cited the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 as the…

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