The Lake Hamilton School District Board of Education revised the mask policy on Monday, October 18, 2021, during their regularly scheduled meeting. The revised policy states that face coverings are optional but encouraged, at indoor gatherings and events for which student attendance is optional. That includes, but is not limited to, extracurricular events and athletic contests.
Masks are still required to be worn indoors for students in grades pre-K through 12, all employees, and visitors during school days in which attendance is required. Masks continue to be required for passengers and drivers on school buses. Masks are not required when outdoors.
The complete mask policy can be found here.
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Mask Policy Revision:
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น? Unlike attending school each day, attending optional events is just that, optional. Parents/guardians have a choice whether or not their student attends optional events and can assume the full risk of their student being potentially exposed and/or quarantined whether or not they wear a mask or go near a person not wearing a mask.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ๐? The district believes that students learn best in school. The district is required to follow the Arkansas Department of Health quarantine guidelines for persons that have been identified as a probable close contact (someone within 3 feet, for 15 minutes or more, during a 24 hour period, of a person Covid-19 positive). Arkansas Department of Health guidelines states that individuals exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19 will not need to be quarantined if they have no symptoms and both the infected and exposed individual consistently and correctly was wearing a mask.