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Bement Superintendent on Masks and Local Control

An area school district took a unique approach to the removal of their mask mandate.

 

Bement Superintendent Dr. Sheila Greenwood indicated after the school board agreed to make masks optional the district did not make the change instantaneously. Rather they used the next day to educate staff, students, and families about the decision.

 

 

Dr. Greenwood says she has seen an increase in student morale since going mask optional. She thinks students are more talkative and happier overall.

 

 

The pandemic saw local control being taken away from school districts with mandates issued by the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health. Dr. Greenwood feels this has been an eye-opening experience for many and doesn't see things playing out this way again in the future.

 

 

Beyond COVID mandates, the state legislature has also mandated what should be included in the school curriculum. Dr. Greenwood believes the increase in mandates directly correlates to why students across the state underperform in assessments.

 

 

Dr. Greenwood hopes school districts take the initiative to put in place plans for how they will maintain local control in the future.

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