New guidelines on masks prompt concerns from parents Mayo Davison and last updated 2021-05-18 00:09:52-04 COLORADO SPRINGS â With new federal and state guidelines on face coverings, some local school districts are making big changes the last week of the school year. During a press conference last Friday, Governor Jared Polis announced mask mandates would be phased out of schools on June 1st, with fully vaccinated teachers and students allowed to stop wearing masks now â if their districts agree. Falcon School District 49 is the first district to no longer require masks for elementary students effective immediately. Other students and staff won't be required to wear one after June 2nd.