Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said that it will, at least for now, keep its students masked up even after the end of California’s statewide mask mandate for indoor public places. This Monday marks the first day many students in California come to school without having to wear a mask. For over 600,000 students of LAUSD, however, an indoor mask mandate remains in place as a result of negotiations between the school district and its teachers’ union. The second-largest public school district in the nation, LAUSD said it is still working with partners, including United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), to come up with a plan to shift from mask requirements to “strongly recommending” wearing masks indoors. Per a September 2021 agreement, any changes to the district’s health and safety protocols must be negotiated between both the district and the union. “I am 100 percent committed to upholding our science-based …