Kalispell School Board votes to keep mask mandate in place
The Kalispell Public School Board of Trustees voted to keep requiring masks for all students and staff while in school at a special meeting Wednesday night.
Posted at 10:27 PM, Feb 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-25 17:02:00-05
KALISPELL â The Kalispell Public School Board of Trustees voted to keep requiring masks for all students and staff while in school at a special meeting Wednesday night.
The board heard a presentation from superintendent Micah Hill recommending the existing mask mandate as well as masks recommendations from Public Health Officer Joe Russell.
Hill said 136 staff members district-wide have tested positive for COVID-19 this school year as well as 379 students.
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