New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who in 12 days is slated to take over for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said Thursday she believes face masks should be required when kids return to school — but promised to take a more “collaborative” approach on COVID-19 precautions.
“Well, this is an opinion right now, because Gov. Cuomo is still in office, and the state only has one governor at the time, but when I become governor, this will be a key issue,” Hochul said on NBC’s “Today” Thursday morning.
“And my view is that people will be women, children, and everyone in a school environment will be masked,” she added.
However, the incoming governor insisted that she will leave coronavirus prevention measures in schools up to the school districts — as her predecessor decided.
“That’s just an opinion right now. I don’t have the authority to make that the policy, and we’re gonna leave it up to the school districts,” she said.
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