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Culture wars are raging in schools all across Northeast Ohio, and they’re playing out politically with hundreds of candidates running for school board seats across the state.
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The masking requirement is now set to expire Oct. 29, when the school board will review the policy and decide whether to extend it again.
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Ohio House Republicans have introduced a bill putting limits on employers' ability to require that employees receive the coronavirus vaccine as a condition of employment; more than 100 abortion rights protesters rallied inside the Ohio Statehouse and briefly entered the Senate chamber on Tuesday; Ohio on Tuesday saw a spike in COVID-19 cases after dropping below the three-week average for several days; and more stories.
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Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish has issued a county-wide mask advisory for indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status; The Ohio Redistricting Commission has approved new state House and Senate maps that is likely to guarantee a Republican supermajority for the next four years; the Kent State University Board of Trustees has approved a merger between WKSU and Ideastream Public Media; and more stories.
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Political newcomer Justin Bibb won the Cleveland mayoral primary, and Council President Kevin Kelley finished second; Gov. DeWine says he can't implement a statewide school mask mandate because of a new state law; GOP lawmakers are trying to fast-track a bill banning mandatory vaccinations, and more stories.
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Thursday saw another huge jump in new COVID-19 cases in Ohio; the Ohio Redistricting Commission has selected a proposed map that details new state House and Senate district lines; Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security investigated reports of a shooter on the campus; and more stories.
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Morning Headlines: State Reports 6,800 New COVID Cases; Columbus to Issue Mask Mandate as Cases RiseThe number of new coronavirus cases shot up Wednesday to more than 6,800; Columbus plans to reissue a mask mandate amid a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as a result of the delta variant; the Stark County courthouse has reinstated a mask mandate; and more stories.
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Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to trend upward in Ohio; Wadsworth schools is implementing a temporary mask mandate after 74 students tested positive for COVID-19; a new management team will take over operations at Cleveland's I-X Center; and more stories.
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Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak of Ohio was one of the 13 service members killed Thursday while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan; Ohio reported 3,963 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, as cases continue to steadily rise statewide; Kent State and the University of Akron have announced plans to require students, faculty and staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine; and more stories.
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Despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio, the masking policies still vary among school districts.