“We have reason to believe and it makes sense that we’ll continue to see declines because that’s what epidemics typically do," he said. If the general mandate is lifted, the board or Upham could still impose a mandate on a particular school should there be a need. “By mid-January, families will have had the opportunity to be completely vaccinated,” said Upham. Obviously if we see spikes we would consider not lifting the mandate.”Second semester instruction begins Jan. 18. Mixed opinionsCommunity members have voiced both support and concern for lifting the mandate that can be found on the school board’s public email stream.

Source: thestar December 12, 2021 00:13 UTC