Your kids at Gibraltar Area Schools will have the option to mask up or not again beginning on Monday. Superintendent Tina Van Meer sent the message to parents on Friday after making face coverings mandatory again earlier this year due to the Omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases. Elementary school parents must fill out a permission slip for their children if they are allowed to forgo masking. Federal regulations still require masking while on a school bus or district-sponsored transportation. Van Meer reiterated that masking will be required for elementary school students when they return from spring break in April due to the low vaccination rate among the population. While other school districts in Door and Kewaunee counties have been mask optional for some time, others in Green Bay, Appleton, and Manitowoc have made plans to drop the requirement in the coming weeks.
