Mask mandate extended for Billings public schools
Superintendent Greg Upham said Thursday that Billings Public Schools' mask mandate will remain in place for an indefinite period of time.
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Superintendent Greg Upham said Thursday that Billings Public Schools' mask mandate will remain in place for an indefinite period of time.
The mandate was set to expire Monday, Jan. 17 for teachers and staff on an in-school learning day and Tuesday, Jan. 18 for all students.
Billings Public Schools, the largest public school system in the state, has reversed itself and is going back to a masking requirement.
SD2 Superintendent Greg Upham will make his decision in the next 24-48 hours whether or not to repeal the district's mask mandate after meeting with county health leaders Wednesday, who offered a dire look at Yellowstone County's current COVID-19 situation.
Rising COVID-19 cases are once again big concern for Montana’s schools. The entire Great Falls school district is remote this week, after an alarming rise in staff positives without enough substitute teachers to cover the classes, and numbers show Billings could be next.