New York state has filed an appeal after a judge struck down the state's mask mandate, but some school districts have made masks optional.

A New York judge ruled Monday that the state's mask mandate can't be enforced, after it was reinstituted by Gov. Kathy Hochul over concerns about a winter surge of coronavirus cases. New York State Department of Education issued a statement that schools must continue to follow the mask rule until the case is resolved.

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