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Microbiologist here.

No, there is no reason to walk around with masks in the USA right now, except perhaps in international airports and on board international-bound airplanes.

However, thinking about this for future pandemics, if your child needs to go to school wearing a mask, it means the school system should consider closing temporarily. Hopefully we will never have that scenario here, but this is one of the measures epidemiologists need to plan for.

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Apparently there is no legal "need" for the schools to shutdown. The schools must consider many factors before making such a decision.

However  each individuals can choose to do what they feel like, as long as it does not interfere with others. I personally agree that under the current situation, the risk is rather low. But I do not see a problem if others would like to (ask their kids to) wear masks.[/quote]

Not sure why you're talking about a legal need. If there is an epidemic in the USA, the CDC will make recommendations, which will be echoed by all federal and state governments. Closures will happen if they are recommended.
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then just remove the word "legal" from my post. There is no epidemic in the USA and schools are not going to close under the current situation.

Yet it is entirely the choice of the individuals whether they want their kids to wear masks - I wouldn't do it but I can understand those who want to. It is a simple choice based on each individual's assessment on the risk level (it is higher than usual, how high is high enough? that's personal choice).
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