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Wilmette School District 39 officials say the district is preparing to ease COVID-19 pandemic mitigations, but in the meantime, some parents want to see a shift to mask-wearing being optional.
During a nearly four-hourlong Committee of the Whole school board meeting Monday, board members reviewed a proposal presented by Superintendent Kari Cremascoli on potential ways to change the COVID-19 mitigation measures currently in place at the district. Feb. 14
School board attorney Dana Crumley told the board that since the temporary restraining order was not applicable to SD39, the district cannot use the order to make decisions at this time. Under a mask-optional environment, the administration would immediately consider changes to contact tracing and close contact notification of positive COVID-19 cases, among other things.
[Most read] Illinois will end its indoor mask mandate for most public places on Feb. 28 — but not for schools. Here’s what we know.Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 would still require a 10-day isolation period in a mask-optional scenario, officials explained. The school district may also provide additional KN95 masks for students and staff.“A child in school with a mask on is not as good as a child in school without a mask on,” board member Frank Panciza said.
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