Masks will become optional for Elgin ISD students and staff starting on June 4, and masks will be optional for everyone at graduation. During the most recent regular Elgin ISD school board meeting on May 17, the district’s mask policy was listed under the consent agenda.  “While Elgin ISD took a stronger approach in our safety protocols, including the mask mandate (based on guidance from our local health authorities), new guidance from the CDC suggests that we are now in a position to relax some of those requirements,” says the action sheet regarding the mask mandate on last week’s agenda. As a result, the recommendation ...