El DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT MASK POLICY

AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, CONSIDERATION OF LOCAL COVID-19 INFECTION RATES, AND IN LIGHT OF THE COURT’S RULING IN MCCLANE V. STATE OF ARKANSAS, PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT 60CV-21-4692, THE EL DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT’S POLICY CONCERNING MASKS IS AS FOLLOWS:

MASKS SHALL BE PROPERLY WORN BY ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS AND VISITORS WHILE INSIDE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDING OR BUS.

PROPERLY WEARING A MASK FOR PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY MEANS COVERING THE MOUTH AND NOSE WITH A MASK, AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT WHILE EATING, DRINKING OR TAKING MEDICATION. MASKS SHALL NOT BE: NECK GAITERS OR BANDANAS.

THIS POLICY SHALL BE RENEWED OR MODIFIED AT EACH MONTHLY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, UNTIL THE SCHOOL BOARD DETERMINES THAT A MASK POLICY IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT.