By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — USD 308 stated that they will be requiring masks inside their buildings as of Monday. This is a temporary measure, for now.
"In the summertime, we have a very limited number of staff members on duty," said spokesperson Ray Hemman. "We have a lot of folks working in buildings to clean them for the school year. We have a lot of folks in the high school and in the administration center, but by and large, our buildings don't have many people in them. We do have students who will be beginning, they're doing weights. There are not even a lot of students. At this point it does not impact a lot of people."
Further guidance is going to come soon from the Kansas State Department of Education.
"School starts in about six weeks," Hemman said. "We don't know where we will be at that point. The state board of education will come out in about two weeks and give us much more clarification on their expectations and their suggestions on how we should operate. At that point, we'll have a much clearer idea of how things will progress."
Activities are also still up in the air, but on for now.
"The state activities association is waiting on the state board of education's directives," Hemman said. "They're also waiting to see when first sports practices occur in about six weeks, they're looking at that, as well."
Athletes are exempt from mask wearing while playing under the Governor's order, provided they can maintain social distancing.