Round Rock ISD has stated that masks will continue to be required indoors on its campuses after Jan. 19.

This is a reversal of previously announced changes to the district's mask policy. A Dec. 30 announcement from the district stated that masks will continue to be required indoors on school property due to a surge in cases of COVID-19 in both Williamson and Travis counties.

An earlier email shared with parents by RRISD Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez on Dec. 16 stated that spring semester COVID-19 safety protocols would be amended to allow for mask wearing to be optional on campuses beginning Jan. 19, two weeks after students return from their winter break.

The district's mask matrix remains at Stage 4 and has not changed since the district dropped from Stage 5 on Nov. 15.