Unmasking

Face covering to be optional June 1 for Piedmont School students and staff

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Students in Piedmont Schools will not be required to wear masks on June 1. (Photo by Robert Medley)

The time has come to unmask. Almost.

Piedmont Public Schools students can shed the face coverings if they want to on June 1 for all school activities on all campuses.

A small crowd of people opposed to masks attended the Piedmont School Board meeting Monday, waving signs supporting making masks optional. And that was how the board voted 4-1 to give students the choice, but not before the last final days of the spring semester end.

Read more in the Piedmont-Surrey Gazette and follow piedmontnewsonline.com for updates to local news.

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