Desert Sands's Special Board Meeting March 1

Special Board Meeting March 1

Posted on 03/01/2022

March 01, 5:30pm:

Tonight, in a special board meeting, the Board of Education unanimously approved the following motion:
Approve to adopt new indoor mask guidelines for students and staff, and move from mask requirements to mask recommendations in schools and school buses effective after March 11, 2022.

The district remains subject to prevailing public health guidelines/orders at any given time.


March 01, 1:00pm, information regarding staff:

Following the Governor's press release yesterday, additional information has been received regarding changes to state school mask mandates. Specifically:

1) District staff are included in the mask mandate changes. Thus, the current indoor mask mandate will expire after March 11, 2022, for students AND staff. 

2) School buses serving K-12 populations are considered a school setting and accordingly, masking remains required through March 11, 2022, after which time masking will be strongly recommended.

The district remains subject to prevailing public health guidelines/orders at any given time.


Posted February 28, 2022:

Following today’s press release by Governor Newsom regarding changes to student indoor mask mandates, Superintendent Bailey will be recommending that the DSUSD Board of Education, in a special meeting Tuesday, March 01, 2022, align the district's COVID-19 safety protocols with the most recent state guidelines for students.

Contingent upon board approval, masks would become optional for students in indoor school settings after March 11, 2022. The district awaits guidance from Cal/OSHA regarding mask requirements for staff.

You can access the Governor’s press release here.

View the March 1 special board meeting agenda.

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