Masks also impede young children’s “social referencing” or ability to read social cues and emotions. Yet, despite all of this, Denver’s mask order still applies universally to three year olds.

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BETHEL — SAD 44 school district voted last night to reopen the school with no mask mandate, albeit wearing masks strongly recommended. It was a 10 – 4 vote, with the majority of the ‘yes’s ...