Medical Lake school board hears draft of back-to-school plan

MEDICAL LAKE — Superintendent Tim Ames and Assistant Superintendent Kim Headrick presented a draft of the school district’s re-opening plan to the board at its meeting July 28.

The board approved a school start date of Sept. 2. School buildings will open and staff orientation will be held Aug. 19. The two weeks between the buildings opening and school starting will be used for staff preparation.

Five-year-olds and preschools wouldn’t be required to wear masks in an in-person model, consistent with state mandates that say those below the age of five don’t need to wear a mask in public. Cloth fa...