LOS ANGELES—While Los Angeles County is allowing K–12 students to go mask-free outdoors beginning Feb. 16, the outdoor mask mandate will stay in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) until at least the end of this week, officials announced on Feb. 15. The LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who just started his new position this week, said on Feb. 15 that he will revisit the outdoor mask mandate next week to see whether it should be kept. “Los Angeles Unified has remained aligned with our health partners throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” his statement on Twitter reads. “I will continue to coordinate with our medical director, Dr. Smita Malhotra, and Los Angeles County officials as our positivity rates from the Omicron variant decrease.” Los Angeles County lifted its outdoor mask mandate on Feb. 16, for outdoor mega-events and for outdoor K–12 schools and childcare centers. However, the county’s indoor mask mandate will continue until its …