The Knoxville School Board will meet in special session Tuesday. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says the board will consider hiring recommendations and a turf project.
Also on the agenda is consideration of the list of graduates and facilities usage. The Knoxville School Board special meeting begins Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Schools Administration Building.
The Knoxville School Board decided to remove all mask requirements effective June 1st. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says this applies to all indoor and outdoor events, and hopes this will make the transition into next school year a smooth one.
“As of June 1st, we are going to be making masks optional both indoors and outdoors at school facilities. Once kids are finished with the school year on May 28th, our staff will have the option of wearing masks, and same with our kids for the summer programming. We think this will be a great opportunity for us to see how things go on a smaller scale. Hopefully we can find some good routines to get into before school starts next fall.”
The Knoxville School Board approved an agreement at its meeting last week to allow the Red Cross to use school facilities in the event of an emergency. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says she hopes that situation never arises, but is happy to offer the buildings in an emergency.
“This is just a basic agreement that allows the Red Cross to use school facilities in case there’s ever a natural disaster or emergency that our facilities could be beneficial. The agreement is in place, and we don’t have to go through all of the protocol pieces at the last minute when there is an emergency. We’re hoping that there is a natural disaster in our area, but it’s in place just in case.”