TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — School districts across southern Arizona are implementing mask mandates as the school year begins.
As of Thursday, Aug. 19, these school districts are requiring students, teachers and staff to wear masks on buses and inside school buildings:
- Amphitheater School District
- Catalina Foothills Unified School District
- Douglas Unified School District
- Flowing Wells Unified School District
- Marana Unified School District
- Nogales Unified School District
- Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District
- Sierra Vista Unified School District
- Sunnyside Unified School District
- Tucson Unified School District
Click here for the latest case numbers, outbreak information on public schools in Pima County.
Earlier this month, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that the state law that prohibits school districts from mandating face coverings is not yet in effect. According to the ruling, school districts can legally require masks until Sept. 29.