Earlier this week, the Appellate Division, Second Department issued a stay order which upheld the Department of Health’s mask requirement in schools (10 NYCRR 2.60).  Although the court set a hearing deadline for today, the State Education Department has confirmed that this deadline pertained only to written submissions.  SED anticipates that the court will issue a further ruling in the coming weeks.  Until such time, the mask rule remains in effect.  School districts must also abide by any commitment to mask wearing contained in their publicly posted reopening plans for the 2021-2022 school year.