Monday, November 8th 2021, 10:04 pm
The Jenks Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to suspend its indoor mask mandate on Monday.
The school said that masks are now optional and that students, employees and visitors will not be required to wear a mask indoors or on buses.
The school will still supply a mask to anyone that requests one.
The full statement to Jenks parents and guardians can be seen below.
JPS Parents & Guardians,
The Jenks Public Schools Board of Education voted to suspend the temporary mask requirement for all students, employees, and visitors while indoors on district property. Effective immediately, masks are no longer required indoors or on buses. Masks are optional, and JPS will continue to provide a mask to any student, staff member, or visitor upon request.
Board members based much of their decision on the steady decline in COVID-19 case numbers among staff and students over the last two months. Since approving the temporary mask requirement in early September, total COVID-19 case numbers at JPS have dropped from 131 to 32, a 75 percent decrease.
Board members and administrators will continue to closely monitor COVID-19 case numbers in the District. If positive case numbers increase among students and staff, the Board of Education may consider reinstating the mask requirement. If the mask requirement is reinstated, the opt-outs previously submitted by parents/guardians will still be valid.
Please remember, parents/guardians are expected to screen their child for COVID-19 symptoms prior to sending them to school each day. Students should stay home if experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness.
Thank you!
JPS Administration
Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.
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