Clinton schools students and their families can choose to send students to school with a mask or without a mask as they chose.

A judge's ruling in Sangamon County to put in place a temporary restraining order on the mask mandates has allowed Illinois schools the autonomy to decide for themselves a mask policy in regards to COVID.

Clinton Schools Superintendent Curt Nettles sent a letter to district parents Sunday night informing them the district would be returning to its opening day COVID mask policy beginning Monday, February 7. 

In the letter to parents, Nettles stressed there could be a time stricter mitigations could be necessary however those would be announced and outlined at that time.