Students in USD 259 are returning to the classrooms Monday morning where masks are optional. The removal of the mask mandate officially happened March 11, the Friday before Spring Break. The mandate had been in place since August 2021. The Wichita School Board voted in late February to remove the mask mandate as positive COVID-19 cases are down in Sedgwick County. Stan Reeser, Wichita School Board president, said fewer masks are being seen around the community and the district is reflecting that. “We spent two years trying to make sure that our students, our buildings could stay open,” Reeser said. “We spent two years trying to make sure that learning continued and our staff and our educators and our parents and our students really rose to that challenge.” Reeser said they will continue to monitor the number of positive COVID cases and make adjustments as necessary.
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