LANSDALEÂ â North Penn students got good news Thursday night: the masks can come off when they're outside.
The school board voted unanimously Thursday night to change their COVID health and safety plan, removing the mask requirement for students at certain times outside, and directing that those classes be held outdoors when possible.
"In this particular motion, it would say that masks would not be required during outdoor recess or during outdoor phys ed classes," said Superintendent Curt Dietrich.
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Since the board voted in March to reduce the amount of distancing in classrooms, talks have continued between the board and its various committees on how to further relax their COVID precautions, as state and county officials pull back too. The updated health and safety plan adopted Thursday night changes only two sentences from earlier versions, noting that "Masks will not be required during outdoor recess or during outdoor physical education classes," and "Physical education classes will be held outside when possible. Masks will not be required when physical education classes take place outside."