West Ada School District Mask Breaks

HEALTH OFFICIALSALL CONTRIBUTEDIFFERENTQUALITIES TO ASCHOOL SYSTEM.IT'S THE DISTRICT'SJOB TO LISTEN... ANDULTIMATELY MAKETHE BEST DECISIONFOR THE STUDENTS.SOME PEOPLEINVOLVED IN THEWEST ADA SCHOOLDISTRICT..

DISAGREEWITH THE DECISIONTO ALLOWSTUDENTS TOPERIODICALLY TAKEOFF THEIR MASKSWHILE INSIDE.IDAHO NEWS SIX'SJESSICA TAYLORLOOKS INTO WHATTYPES OF MASKBREAKS' AREALLOWED ACROSSTHE STATE.CREATIVITY' IS AWORD YOU'LL HEARTHROWN AROUND TODESCRIBE SCHOOLOPERATIONS THISFALL."TEACHERS ARELEFT TO THEIR OWNCREATIVITY ANDLESSONS PLANS TOINITIATE THISYELLOW SCENARIO"SCHOOLS ARE ALSOGETTING CREATIVEWHEN IT COMESTO WEARING MASKS.SOME SCHOOLS ARESTEPPING OUTSIDEOF CENTRALDISTRICT HEALTHGUIDELINES..

ANDALLOWING BREAKSTO HAPPEN INSIDE."INDIVIDUALS ARESITTING IN THATCLASSROOM FOR ANEXTENDED TIME ANDTO TAKE A BREAK, AMASK BREAK,WHOLE YOU'RESITTING THEREREALLY ISCOUNTERINTUITIVE"MASK BREAKS THATHAPPEN OUTDOORSARE WITHIN THERECOMMENDATIONSAND MANYSCHOOLS ACROSSTHE STATE, LIKEVICTORY CHARTERSCHOOL,INCORPORATEBREAKS THAT WAY."OUT AT RECESS,WE'RE SOCIALDISTANCING OUTTHERE, SO THEY'RENOT WEARING THEMTHERE, DURING PE,THEY'RE OUTSIDE,SOCIAL DISTANCING,THEY DON'T HAVE TOWEAR THEM THERE,"EVEN THE YOUNGESTLEARNERS IN KUNASCHOOL DISTRICTFOLLOW THESEGUIDELINES."WE TAKE BREAKSAND GO OUTSIDE IFWE NEED TO, WE'LLREAD A STORY IF ISEE KIDS AREHAVING A HARD TIMEWITH THEM BUT FORTHE MOST PARTTHEY'VE BEENAMAZING,"WEST ADA SCHOOLDISTRICT ALLOWSMASK BREAKSINDOORS.A STATEMENT ABOUTMASK BREAKS FROMTHE DISTRICTREADS."WE INCORPORATEDTHE MASK BREAKSINTO OUR STUDENTHANDBOOK BASEDON CDC GUIDANCE.WE ARE AWARE THATCDH RECENTLYRELEASED THATMASK BREAKS ARENOT PART OF THEIRGUIDELINES AND WEARE REVIEWING ANDRESEARCHING THATINFORMATION TOFIND OUT IF WE NEEDTO ADJUST OURDRESS CODE."C-D-H GUIDELINESDON'T SUGGEST KIDSDON'T NEED BREAKS.THEIRRECOMMENDATION,WHICH IS JUST ONEOF SEVERAL VOICESDISTRICTS TAKE INTOCONSIDERATION.

ISTO AVOIDUNNECESSARY RISK."SCHOOLS AREGOING TO MAKETHEIR DECISIONBASED ON THEGUIDANCE, BUT OURGUIDANCE ANDRECOMMENDATION ISTHAT THEY GETOUTSIDE OF THATENCLOSED SPACE."JESSICA TAYLOR,IDAHO NEWS 6.