Ohio school district votes to make masks optional by June 1 Itâs unclear whether the new policy is legal. A student is wearing a mask while in class. (Source: Photo KFVS) By Kody Fisher | May 5, 2021 at 5:14 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 5:14 AM CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - The Blanchester Board of Education voted on Monday to change the districtâs mask policy, allowing students not to wear masks during certain activities. For the rest of the current school year, which runs until June 1, students can go mask-less while playing outside or on school buses with rolled-down windows. After June 1, no one who walks through the doors of any Blanchester school need wear a mask at all.