Mason City Schools to require masks based on illness rates
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(ABC 6 News) – The Mason City Community School District Board of Education decided to have students and staff wear masks indoors when the daily illness rate of a building hits 7% and until it falls below 5%.
The mask requirement goes into effect Monday, September 27.
The decision comes after a federal judge prohibited the state of Iowa from not allowing school districts to require face masks.
RELATED: Mason City Community School District considering mask mandate
The district requested written comments from students, staff, parents and the public on requiring masks last week. Over 120 pages of comments were received as well as a letter was submitted from CG Public Health Director Brian Hanft in favor of a mask mandate being implemented.
