Columbia’s school board has been reviewing the recent letter from Missouri’s attorney general about mask requirements and a Cole County judge’s November ruling. The Board will vote Monday evening on whether or not to extend the district’s indoor mask requirement. CPS students and staff have been required to wear masks indoors since August. Attorney General …
Columbia School Board to discuss COVID plan and mask issue at Monday’s meeting
Columbia’s school board is set to vote Monday evening on a measure to extend CPS’ coronavirus plan, which includes a mask requirement. CPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood will address the board tonight. CPS requires students and staff to wear masks indoors and on buses, citing high community transmission of the COVID Delta variant. Missouri Attorney …
Southern Boone School District rescinds mask requirement
Southern Boone’s School Board in Ashland has voted to remove the mask requirement policy, which means that masks are no longer required to be worn in all buildings. The new policy takes effect immediately. The Board held a special meeting Thursday night, about 12 hours after Southern Boone Middle School imposed a mask requirement there. The …
UPDATE: 14-day mask mandate in effect at Southern Boone middle school
Increasing COVID cases and quarantines at Southern Boone Middle School in Ashland have prompted the district to require masks effective this (Thursday) morning. Southern Boone Middle School principal Justin Griffith has written a letter to parents, saying the 14-day mask requirement will end on October 6. He says it’s being done because the middle school …
UPDATE: Mask requirement starts Friday morning at Ashland elementary school
Students at Southern Boone Elementary School in Ashland must wear a mask at school, effective Friday morning. Southern Boone Superintendent Chris Felmlee has written a letter to parents saying that the elementary building has reached 15 percent of its population out, due to COVID-related positive cases and quarantines. The superintendent says 88 students and staff …