We recently surveyed our community to gauge whether or not they thought masks should be "OPTIONAL" or "MANDATED" for students, staff and visitors of Lincoln County Schools. 88.4% of the 2,597 responses said masks should be OPTIONAL.
Should masks be mandatory or optional:
Students (94% optional - 6% mandated) 190 responses
Staff (88% optional - 12% mandated) 363 responses
Parents (84% optional - 16% mandated) 1167 responses
Community members (89% optional - 11% mandated) 877 responses
Results by school:
Crab Orchard Elementary (93% optional - 7% mandated) 110 responses
Highland Elementary (85% optional - 15% mandated) 117 responses
Hustonville Elementary (88% optional - 12% mandated) 194 responses
Stanford Elementary (82% optional - 18% mandated) 277 responses
Waynesburg Elementary (92% optional - 8% mandated) 106 responses
LCMS (89% optional - 11% mandated) 460 responses
LCHS (90% optional - 10% mandated) 1093 responses
District (92% optional - 8% mandated) 45 responses
- Community/no school affiliation (89% optional - 11% mandated) 195 responses