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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.

And sometimes school board members are being threatened over what people think they are teaching.

The Ohio Department of Health reports the number of cases now rivals last winter's surge.

Earlier in the pandemic, older Ohioans were most at risk. But pediatricians say the Delta variant means more children are coming down ill with COVID these days.

While some school districts have moved to requiring masks, others have had to close schools because of ill workers.

But state leaders say they are not taking action to curtail off-label use of the drug ivermectin for now.

This decision comes after the FDA granted full approval to Pfizer's vaccine earlier this week.

Northeast Ohio students start returning to school this week, just as the delta variant has turned the state into a COVID-19 hotspot. Whether students will be required to wear masks in the classroom depends on which district they attend.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District welcomed students into the classroom full-time on Monday, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. For many parents and guardians who dropped off students after more than a year of remote learning, it was exciting to see their children greet old friends and teachers. However, with COVID-19 and the Delta variant looming, their joy and excitement was expressed through a twinkle in their eye, rather than a smile on their face, as they adhere to CMSD’s mask policy for all students, staff and visitors.

Nan Whaley says the governor has that power, even though a new law would allow legislators to vote to overturn it.