Sheldon, Iowa — The 2021-22 school year is just over a week away. And with the emergence of the Delta Variant of COVID-19, we wanted to know what the new school year will look like.
Sheldon Community Schools Superintendent Cory Myer tells us the beginning of this school year will look a lot like the end of 2020-21 school year.
Myer says the mitigation efforts put in place last year paid some interesting dividends.
Since there were fewer kids out sick last school year, Myer says logic would indicate that similar protocols remain in effect when school starts this year.
He says the district is working to maintain a balance between keeping kids safe and continuing to provide the best learning environment.
Myer stressed that voluntarily wearing a mask, if you choose, is fine. But, according to a measure signed into law by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, school districts are no longer allowed to mandate the wearing of masks.
