San Marcos CISD becomes latest district to make masks optional

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District is making face coverings optional starting Tuesday.
SMCISD said mask rules were helpful during the delta and omicron surges, but now it's aligning its guidance with public health experts', according to the district's announcement.
The district said according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels map, Hays County is considered a low-risk county based off the nu