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Majority of Stark school districts remain unmasked

Majority of Stark school districts remain unmasked

Soon after two weeks of requiring Canton Nearby Educational institutions students and employees to don masks in the classroom, district leaders have opted to move back to optional masking when the learners return Tuesday immediately after the Martin Luther King Jr. getaway. 

Superintendent Brett Yeagley said district officials grew anxious about pupils and staff returning after the Christmas break as the omicron variant became additional common and households gathered to rejoice.

“There was a lot of uncertainty (over the break),” he stated. “We felt it was a risk-free choice to call for it for the initially two months. At the conclusion of the working day, our aim is to maintain colleges open and safe and sound for all our kids.”

Canton Community was one of 28 Ohio faculty districts that switched from optional mask policies to universal necessary masking since winter break, according to knowledge from the Ohio Section of Training. Since December, the amount of districts demanding all or some of their students to have on masks has enhanced by 15.5{22377624ce51d186a25e6affb44d268990bf1c3186702884c333505e71f176b1}. 

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