Masks required

By Harlan Kirgan on Friday, August 6, 2021
St. Landry Parish School Board requires all children to wear masks
  • St. Landry Parish School Board member Albert Hayes Jr., of Eunice, makes a point about the need for vaccines and face masks to combat the delta strain of COVID-19 at the Board’s meeting Thursday in Opelousas. The School Board voted to require all students to wear face masks indoor. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    St. Landry Parish School Board member Albert Hayes Jr., of Eunice, makes a point about the need for vaccines and face masks to combat the delta strain of COVID-19 at the Board’s meeting Thursday in Opelousas. The School Board voted to require all students to wear face masks indoor. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    The School Board decided all children attending St. Landry Parish public schools will be required to wear face masks while indoors. The action altered a proposal that “Face coverings are highly encouraged for those ages 2 to 4 as tolerated.” Board Member Mary Ellen Donatto’s motion for all students to wear face masks while indoors passed with only one objection. Donatto, a former princ...

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