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USF ‘expecting’ but not requiring masks and vaccines in the fall

Interim president Rhea Law calls on people to help protect each other. “Respectful responders’ will ease tense situations.
 
Students cross the University of South Florida's Tampa campus on the first day of classes last August. Masks were a requirement then in shared spaces such as classrooms. For the 2021-22 academic year, which starts Aug. 23, there will be no such requirements. But school officials are urging continued mask-wearing indoors and in large gatherings.
Students cross the University of South Florida's Tampa campus on the first day of classes last August. Masks were a requirement then in shared spaces such as classrooms. For the 2021-22 academic year, which starts Aug. 23, there will be no such requirements. But school officials are urging continued mask-wearing indoors and in large gatherings. [ DIVYA KUMAR | Times ]