No Masks Or Vaccinations Required In Local Catholic Schools

Evansville IN

15 July, 2021

10:38 AM

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By John Gibson, WNIN July 15, 2021 Diocese of Evansville Superintendent Daryl Hagan made the announcement Monday about policies at the 26 Catholic schools across eight of the diocese's 12 counties. The schools will open as scheduled with in-person instruction five days a week. In a release, the Diocese said the guidelines are subject to change if the CDC or other health experts change their recommendations. While masks for students, staff and volunteers are optional, they are required on school buses. Social distancing protocols will not be required in classrooms and vaccines are not mandated. The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation has not yet announced its guidelines for the upcoming school year. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.