Catholic school students in Manatee, Sarasota told to mask up for start of year

Some parents in Diocese of Venice threaten to withdraw their children from school

Mask up, kids.

That’s the edict from Bishop Frank J. Dewane, as 5,000 students in the Diocese of Venice return to the the classroom on Monday for the third school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Bradenton will be required to wear masks when they return to school on Monday. (Photo by Marc R. Masferrer)

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