Georgia’s  public universities and colleges will mandate campus-wide mask wearing after the state university system reversed itself on Monday.

The state’s twenty-six colleges and universities had been saying that they “strong encouraged” students and others on campus to wear masks.  Faculty and employees reportedly have been demanding a change to that policy and on Monday of this week the University System of Georgia reversed their decision to mandating that face masks be worn to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

According to an online announcement, “Face covering use will be in addition to and is not a substitute for social distancing,” the system wrote in its online announcement.

If a student refuses to comply, they could be disciplined for “repeated refusal”, according to the University System of Georgia.

Masks won’t be required in dorm rooms or outdoors, private offices or study rooms.

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