Earlier today, the governor announced a change to the state’s indoor mask mandate. The statewide mandate, including in schools, will lift on Saturday, March 12.
When students have the choice to wear a mask, our expectation is that those choices will be respected. To be clear, we will not tolerate bullying of ANY kind. This includes bullying of those who choose to not wear masks and those who choose to wear masks. As we shared in a previous message, our staff will talk with students about respecting others’ personal choices.
As a reminder, masks are still required through Friday, March 11. Our district (including our school board) does not have local control over this matter. We are legally required to follow the governor’s directive, which currently requires masks in school buildings.
The state Department of Health is expected to release further guidance for schools next week. We will share more as we learn about how these changes will impact our district. Thank you.