Mansfield Schools Superintendent Joe Staton announced the district’s mask policy for the upcoming school year following a board meeting held on Tuesday, August 10.
The board and administration wish to continue the previous policy of recommending masks and social distancing and to follow ADH and DESE guidance. The following is our plan:
Mansfield School District Back to School COVID Tools and Guidelines
Follow the ADH Guidelines ADH/DESE Guidelines including:
- Vaccinations are available for ages 12 and Up
- Masks–Not Completely REQUIRED, BUT we are going to model this well and teach it to our students as correct procedures. ADH Recommends masking up anytime we can’t get 6 ft.of space and for students any time they can’t get 3 ft of space. Let’s do our part to NOT make this become a requirement. Great Leadership from Tiger Staff will take care of this.
- Increased emphasis on masking for students age 11 and below–They haven’t had access to vaccinations. Teach Procedures, Ask them to mask up per ADH Guidance. We do have flexibility to work with individual students and families on the matter but the norm is for our students (Especially in this age group to be masked up when they can’t distance themselves.)
- Ask the students to mask up when proper social distancing is impossible
- Ask students to wear a mask when they are on a school bus
- Encourage Masking per ADH Guidelines
- Physical Distancing–3 ft. students in a classroom and 6 if possible. Within 6 ft for 15 cumulative minutes of a COVID Positive Case is still the standard for determining Quarantine.
- Hand Washing and Sanitizer Frequently
- Ventilation and Air Circulation–Windows, circulation fans in the rooms, Air Purifiers
- Screening–Parents Screen their children, Staff Screen, Visitors Screen
- Busing-Windows Cracked or Down
- COVID Point of Contact, Quarantine and Isolation Tina Smith MSD POC
Be ready to increase COVID Mitigation Strategies or decrease COVID Mitigation Strategies as needed by the amount of transmission at school to ensure a successful school year.
