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Face masks once again required in Laurel schools

February 27, 2021

Face masks will once again be required in all Laurel schools.

The Laurel School Board voted 4-2 Thursday to revise its policy after the teachers and classified staff unions threatened legal action if masks weren’t once again made mandatory, Superintendent Linda Filpula wrote in a letter to parents Friday.

The issue arose Feb. 12 when Gov. Greg Gianforte rescinded Montana’s statewide mask mandate, which left individual districts to determine their own masking policies in schools.

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