DeKalb County schools go mask-optional

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - The DeKalb County School District is lifting its mandatory mask requirement for all staff and students indoors and on school buses.

Effective March 2, mask-wearing will be strongly encouraged for all staff, students, and visitors.

The district is one of the last in metro Atlanta to go mask-optional after the CDC relaxed its recommendation on school masks amid a sharp decrease in new COVID-19 cases. Clayton County Public Schools continues to require masks.

DCSD says it will continue the following:

• Reporting positive COVID-19 cases and exposures utilizing the portal;
• Implementing mitigating strategies in all school and district facilities; and
• Offering surveillance testing in schools and central offices.

For more information on the district’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, click here.

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