KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Gardner Edgerton School Board voted unanimously Monday night to begin optional masking on Nov. 18 for students in grades 9 through 12.
The board also voted to allow optional masking after the Thanksgiving break for students in grades 7 and 8.
Quarantines and isolation must remain below 4% of a school building's enrollment for the optional masking to continue.
A Johnson County, Kansas, public health order requires masks in school buildings with students up to and including sixth grade.
