Spring ISD leaders will drop their campus mask mandate beginning March 4 citing an observed drop in reported COVID-19 cases, the district’s media department announced March 1.
Instead of requiring students, teachers, staff and visitors to wear masks on district campuses, leaders will only recommend masks be worn beginning March 4. According to the news release, the change is a result of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recently slackened guidance as well as a downward trend of newly reported campus coronavirus cases since December.
“As a district, we believe this decision will enable our families and staff to make their own personal choices based on individual health needs,” reads the March 1 statement.
As of March 1, SISD is reporting nine active COVID-19 cases for students and five for staff, according to the district’s online case tracker. In the last 14 days, 17 students and 10 employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
