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A Washoe County School District decision late Sunday to end a mask mandate for children 9 and under came as a surprise to many, including thousands of district teachers and area pediatricians.
In a call and email to parents Sunday night after 8 p.m., the district said it would no longer require masks for the district s youngest students who would typically fall in grades fourth and below.
In its statement Sunday night, the district said the decision that students 9 and younger did not have to wear masks inside or outside came from the Nevada Department of Education.
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More than 9,000 Washoe County School District employees have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine, but there s no official data on how many teachers and school employees have received it.
The district estimated, based on an internal survey, that 80 percent of the district s workforce wanted the vaccine. Confirming who actually got it, though, isn t a question the district will ask.
According to district, every employee will have had the opportunity to receive at least the first of two shots by Feb. 13. Second doses for those who opt to be vaccinated will be completed by the beginning of March.
Wilma Marie Whitlock, 88 of Oak Harbor, died Monday, Feb. 1, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born Dec. 11, 1932 in White Hall, N.Y. to the late Oral “Ben” and Zora “Gladys” (Wagner) Stuckey. On March 1, 1950 she married Roy Whitlock who preceded her in death March 27, 2015. Wilma was a wonderful homemaker who enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.
Survivors include her children: Diana (Michael) Owen of Ft. Myers, Fla., Terry Karr of Oak Harbor, Kenneth (Debbie) Whitlock of Maricopa, Ariz., and Sue (Phil) Kaiser of Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; 18 great- grandchildren; and 1 great- great grandchild. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers, 1 sister, infant brother and infant sister.