30 min ago Share The Orange County School Board voted 6-1 to revise the district’s face-covering policy for the 2021-22 school year.
With the 2021-22 school year just a few weeks away, Orange County Public Schools has decided to make face masks optional moving forward.
School Board members voted 6-1 July 13 in favor of the new revision to Policy EBBA Disease Prevention; Face Coverings. Students, employees, visitors, vendors and any other person can voluntarily wear a face mask at their discretion, but they will not be mandatory.
Accepted face coverings include commercially produced and disposable masks, cloth face coverings, clear face coverings and face shields.