Austin ISD makes masks optional starting next Monday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District will follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines, making masks optional starting Monday, March 7."As always, please keep in mind that the fluidity of this pandemic may require that we reinstate a masking requirement," AISD Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde said.Thousands of people weighed in on AISD's survey on masks in schools. More than 19,000 have participated, with 159,272 responses and more than 3,000 co