Masks are recommended, not mandated at H-BC

Under Monday’s newly adopted return-to-school plan, Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members recommended face coverings in all the buildings but didn’t mandate mask use.
Due to a federal mandate, masks are required to be worn by students and staff in school buses and other district vehicles.
The unanimous decision came at the suggestion of Superintendent Todd Holthaus, who indicated if coronavirus conditions worsen, the plan could change.
He said if the Minnesota Department of Health or the Centers for Disease Control calls for any changes, he as superintendent could make immediate changes.
Long-term changes would be determined at an emergency school board meeting.
“It’s a fluid situation to a degree,” Holthaus said.
The plan details respiratory etiquette, prevention measures, self-screening, social distancing, ventilation and training.
The “Safe Return” plan is available on the district’s website.
 
In other business, H-BC Board Members:
•accepted the resignation of Rachel Wipf as paraprofessional.
•approved hiring Tedra Voss as paraprofessional at $16 per hour.
•added a “C” team coaching position to the 2021-22 volleyball season. Cost is $1,600.
•were notified that school board appointee Harley Fransman filed for the open school board position on the ballot this fall.