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Summer Concepcion is a newswriter for TPM based in New York. She previously covered the 2016 election for Fusion, conducted investigative research for The Nation Institute, and has written for NBC Chicago and the Chicago Reader.
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2021/08/10: Students wearing face masks arrive on the first day of classes for the 2021-22 school year at Baldwin Park Elementary School. Due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases in Florida, Orange County public schools have implemented a face mask mandate for students for 30 days unless a parent chooses to opt out of the requirement. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2021/08/10: Students wearing face masks arrive on the first day of classes for the 2021-22 school year at Baldwin Park Elementary School. Due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases in Florida, Orange County public schools have implemented a face mask mandate for students for 30 days unless a parent chooses to opt out of the requirement. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Threats Aren’t Working: More School Districts Defy GOP Guvs’ Orders Against Mask Requirements
08.18.21 | 6:12 pm
FL Board Of Education Votes To Probe Districts Defying DeSantis Ban On Mask Mandates
08.17.21 | 6:55 pm
Bipartisan Letter Urges Biden Admin To Evacuate Afghan Women Leaders Amid Taliban Takeover
08.17.21 | 1:38 pm
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 11: Frmr. President George W. Bush speaks during An Evening with CARE, Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the CARE Package on May 11, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for CARE) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 11: Frmr. President George W. Bush speaks during An Evening with CARE, Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the CARE Package on May 11, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for CARE)
W. Bush Weighs In: We’re Watching Unfolding Crisis In Afghanistan ‘With Deep Sadness’
08.17.21 | 11:41 am
Students and parents wait outside Perry Elementary School on the first day of school. At Perry Elementary School in Shoemakersville, PA Thursday morning August 27, 2020 for the first day of in person school of the school year. The Hamburg School District, which Perry Elementary is part of, is the only school district in Berks County that is opening 5 days a week for in person instruction during the coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak. Students and parents wait outside Perry Elementary School on the first day of school. At Perry Elementary School in Shoemakersville, PA Thursday morning August 27, 2020 for the first day of in person school of the school year. The Hamburg School District, which Perry Elementary is part of, is the only school district in Berks County that is opening 5 days a week for in person instruction during the coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak.
Tensions Escalate Over School Mask Mandates As Kids Return To Classroom
08.16.21 | 6:37 pm
NIH Director Condemns ‘Politics And Polarization’ Of School Mask Mandate Bans
08.15.21 | 5:23 pm
FL School Board Chair Defends Mask Mandates Amid Governor’s ‘Horrible’ Threats
08.15.21 | 3:50 pm
Texas AG Takes School Mask Mandate Fight To Court After Governor’s Failed Efforts
08.15.21 | 1:51 pm
Biden Lends Support To School Leaders Who Bucked Statewide Mask Mandate Bans
08.15.21 | 11:22 am
on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
The GOP’s Crusade Against School Mask Mandates Rages On As COVID Cases Skyrocket
08.12.21 | 6:13 pm