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Friday

Last month, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin posed with school children and parents after signing a bill that bans mask mandates in public schools in Virginia. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Students wear masks as a teacher instructs them at Freedom Preparatory Academy on Sept. 10, 2020 in Provo, Utah. GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images

Do masks in school affect kids' speech and social skills?

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Tuesday

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site last month in Pembroke Pines, Fla. DeSantis has sought to block schools from requiring masks for students. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption

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