The Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools started the school year with a policy of recommending mask wearing, with no mandate.  At the Wednesday afternoon school board meeting, Superintendent Yvonne Stokes told the board administrators are following the language provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and continue to monitor each school building for COVID cases and exposure.

Dr. Stokes said that if the school district does decide to implement a mask mandate, there will be evidence to justify that decision.  HSE School officials will make adjustments as needed based on the data at hand.

Plenty of e-mails have been flooding Dr. Stokes e-mail account about mask policy with varying views on the issue.   She emphasizes that everyone on her administrative team does care about all children in the school district.

According to Stokes, some HSE students have been in COVID quarantine settings.

“We are aware of the CDC guidance and we are currently deliberating the feasibility of us incorporating shorter quarantine time periods,” Stokes told school board members.