LCPS will require masks indoors for all students, staff MGN LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- All students and staff at Las Cruces Public Schools will be required to wear face masks indoors to prevent the spread of Covid-19 when classrooms reopen, Superintendent Ralph Ramos announced Tuesday evening. "All LCPS students and staff will be required to wear masks indoors during the school day and during afterschool indoor events,” said Ramos, who indicated the mandate was decided by the LCPS Board of Education during a meeting Tuesday evening. It will take effect on Wednesday, although students don't actually start the new school year in-person until next Monday.