<p>Coronavirus has impacted every aspect of our lives. "Is It Normal Yet?" co-hosts Luke Garrett and Laura Spitalniak document the DC-area's return to public life after a year of isolation. Each week, a WTOP reporter breaks down how this community is getting back to normal and what normal means now. How has the DC area been impacted by the pandemic? What changes are here to stay? What have we learned about ourselves and each other? Is it normal yet? Published every Monday morning. Join us as the world reopens.</p>
Governors across the United States are rethinking mask mandates in the classroom and Maryland's Gov. Larry Hogan is one of them. He's asked the state board of education to change their rules and make masks optional for all students. WTOP's Luke Lukert has been covering this emerging battle over masks in Maryland. He explains the current board of education rules, why Hogan didn't sign a mask-optional executive order like Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and what this all means for COVID-19 restrictions in the D.C. region.
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