Here is what one public school teacher said about the end of the mask mandate at his school:
"Taking masks off added more joy and community to my classroom almost overnight, seeing each others faces as we laugh, smile, and discuss."
I miss normal law school as it existed in 2019. If you could only have seen how alive and full of students and faculty the law school building was back then. This is not a political statement; it is a pedagogical statement. It breaks my heart that Covid-era law students have missed out on what law school used to be just a short time ago. Law school should be full of laughter and joy and smiles while learning about law. Joy makes hard work seem less burdensome. And laughter helps unify people with different views about law and justice. Can't do that as well in a masked world.
