A Champaign County School district is recommending masks for unvaccinated people.
On the WHOW Morning Show Monday, Mahomet-Seymour Schools Superintendent Dr. Lindsey Hall told Regional Radio News they are recommending unvaccinated individuals in schools wear a mask.
Many central Illinois schools set the back-to-school policies in place in July when the guidance was masks recommended and not required. Last week, new guidance was issued regarding masking in schools though Mahomet-Seymour schools have not altered their plans. Dr. Hall points out one area that still needs a policy is how to handle quarantined students.
According to Dr. Hall, the community seems to be split on masking or not masking for the return to school plan. She says those opinions need to be respected and were weighed heavily when deciding on the return to school policy.
Central Illinois school leaders have called for local control on returning to school most of the summer, however, Dr. Hall describes the guidance as government orders disguised as local control.
Dr. Hall credits her school board's work to manage all perspectives in its return to school plan. Additionally, she expressed appreciation for the collaboration of superintendents of central Illinois in working together in return to school efforts.
