Willmar School Board readies for lifting of pandemic restrictions, governor's orders have already removed attendance limits for high school graduation The Willmar School Board has voted to allow its own mask mandate to expire if Minnesota does. Orders from the governor have lifted attendance limits on high school graduation. 8:23 pm, May 10, 2021 × WILLMAR — The Willmar Senior High School graduation on June 6 will not have limits on attendance. Gov. Tim Walz announced last week that capacity restrictions and social distancing requirements for all events will be lifted in late May, and the state's mask mandate will expire July 1, possibly sooner. The change comes just in time for high school graduations and is part of a multiple-step process of lifting pandemic restrictions. More restrictions will be lifted as vaccination numbers increase, concluding with the end of the statewide mask mandate on July 1 at the latest.