Las Vegas, NV (AP) - Effective Wednesday, the Clark County School District no longer requires wearing of masks on school buses and employees don’t have to participate in mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing.
The district took the steps as numbers of COVID-19 cases dropped sharply in previous weeks.
CCSD last month lifted its requirement for masking indoors at schools and other facilities immediately after Gov. Steve Sisolak lifted Nevada’s mask mandate. Sisolak said school districts could set their own policies.
CCSD measures remaining in place include mandates that parents or guardians ensure children are free of symptoms when going to school and that staff and students returning from a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis wear a mask for 10 days.
“With COVID-19 numbers declining, CCSD is lifting restrictions while still maintaining minimal levels of mitigating strategies and returning to near-normal circumstances,” district Superintendent Jesus Jara said. “Thus enabling all teachers and staff to focus on our primary goal of educating students while also addressing students’ social and emotional needs.”