Locust Valley students head back to school with masks after board reverses decision
The mask mandate will be implemented for 90 days.
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Sep 1, 2021, 10:21 AM
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Updated 961 days ago
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9ds agoStudents
in the Locust Valley School District returned to the classroom today with
masks on.
The
Locust Valley Board of Education voted Tuesday to implement the state
mask mandate.
The
decision came after voting on Monday
night not to implement a mask mandate, which would have gone against
the state.
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.
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.
