WGLT Jeremy DeHaai center, was the only Unit 5 school board member to vote against a universal masking requirement to begin the school year during the board s meeting Wednesday night.
The Unit 5 school board voted 6-1 Wednesday evening to require all students, teachers, and other staff to wear masks in schools at the start of the year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Superintendent Kristen Weikle said the district will reassess the requirement about Sept. 21, which is two weeks after students return from the Labor Day break.
That date, she said, is intentional. Throughout the pandemic, holidays have provided a greater chance for spikes in cases of COVID-19 as families travel and socialize outside their usual patterns.
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Study of Black history deepens for central Illinois students
LENORE SOBOTA and KELSEY WATZNAUER, The Pantagraph
March 7, 2021
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1of5A variety of inspirational titles are available to students in Cameo Williams third grade classroom at Grove Elementary School in Normal, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (David Proeber/The Pantagraph via AP)DAVID PROEBER/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Grove Elementary School teacher Cameo Williams reads a book about Harriet Tubman to her third grade schools against the backdrop of a mural they created for Black History Month in Normal, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (David Proeber/The Pantagraph via AP)DAVID PROEBER/APShow MoreShow Less
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