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COVID-19 cases are spiking throughout Alabama as some school districts plan their return to in-person learning as early as next week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend universal masking for children in schools on Tuesday — which might lead the Alabama Department of Public Health to follow suit.

Read more: No statewide universal mask mandate expected in Alabama.

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Unless there is a state or local public health mandate, however, the decision to wear masks is in the hands of local school boards. As of July 27, only a handful of districts had publicly said they planned to require masks for students and staff.

AL.com compiled a list of school reopening plans. Search the table below for your district. [Can’t see the chart? Go here.]

Huntsville City Schools and Lowndes, Perry and Wilcox counties will all require their staff and students to wear masks. Bullock County and Birmingham City Schools will require unvaccinated people to wear masks, while Decatur City will only require masks in their middle and high schools.

All other districts have so far reported that masks are optional — at least at current infection rates or until ordered by health officials — or have yet to publish their reopening plans.

While doctors and government officials are urging eligible Alabamians to get vaccinated as soon as possible, younger people are less likely to be vaccinated, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. Only 3.5% of people under the age of 18 are vaccinated in the state, although children younger than 12 currently aren’t eligible for the vaccine.

There are over 900 Covid-19 patients currently hospitalized in the state — a 364% increase from the beginning of July. As of Monday, 32 of those patients were children, according to the Alabama Hospital Association.

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Despite rising cases and a universal school masking recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics, a spokesperson for Gov. Kay Ivey maintained that “[the governor] believes students need to be in the classroom without any type of mask requirement.”

Information was last updated July 27 and may change quickly. Please check with your school for the most up-to-date information. To add your school’s reopening plan to the list, please email rserven@al.com.

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