Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation is one of them, and starts a new school year Friday. Superintendent Jim Roberts said the mask policy could change if local metrics get worse. The main goal this school year, Roberts said, is to keep kids in class. "We're hoping that we're in school no matter what – that we are in-person learning five days a week, all day with all of our students," he said. Roberts said other COVID-19 precautions the district has put in place, including social distancing in classrooms and limiting how many students gather in hallways or the cafeteria, will continue regardless of what mask policies look like.