INDIANAPOLIS — Educators and administrators at the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township are learning to adapt now that masks in schools are now optional, according to the Indiana Department of Health's newest COVID-19 guidance.
"We started the morning off bright and early with a community circle talking about, 'It's okay, whatever the decision your family made for you or whatever you are making for yourself, know that's okay. That's okay that you are in a mask, it’s okay if you are not in a mask, everyone situations different,'" Hine said.MSD Wayne Township Superintendent Jeff Butts said the change in guidance has been a challenge.
IDOH's new guidance states that schools are no longer required to report positive COVID-19 cases, but officials say Wayne Township school nurses will still report them to the Marion County Public Health Department.