Students
in the Locust Valley School District returned to the classroom today with
masks on.
The mask mandate will be implemented for 90 days.
All but one board member voted to implement the state mask
mandate during the special meeting.
The board
had originally voted to make masks optional, but the board's legal counsel
advised members that the state health department's mandate has the same
requirements as law.
Parents with children in the district have mixed feelings about the
mandate.
In a
letter posted on the district website after Tuesday’s meeting, the Locust Valley
superintendent said that though the district would follow state regulations,
the board voted to retain outside counsel to fight the state mask mandate.