With face masks now being optional in some school districts, school leaders are urging students to be respectful and kind of other students’ choices.
Here is a look at what school districts across the state are doing.
(Note: This might not reflect every school district in the state and will be updated.)
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ANSONIA:
Face masks are optional in Ansonia Public Schools as of Monday, Feb. 28.
Anyone who has COVID-19 will need to stay home for at least five days and until fever-free for 24 hours. Anyone who has been exposed to COVID-19 will also need to stay home for at least five days.
Masks are strongly recommended when returning to school from days six through 10, but they will not be required, according to a message from the superintendent of schools.
AVON
Masks are optional in all schools for students and staff, but they must continue to be worn on buses, the superintendent said in a statement.
In addition, staff will not oversee the use of face coverings anymore.
BETHEL
BRANFORD
Face coverings are no longer required in school buildings as of Feb. 28.
However, in health offices, including school-based health clinics, students and staff are required to wear a face covering. Branford Public Schools will no longer do contact tracing but expect people who have COVID or were a close contact of someone who does to follow state guidance on isolation periods and quarantines.
BLOOMFIELD
The face mask mandate in schools was extended through March 31.
BRISTOL
Bristol schools said the decision to mask or not is a personal choice.
CANTERBURY
Masks are no longer required, as of Feb. 28.
School officials said families who wish for their child to continue wearing masks at school should clearly communicate their expectations to their child and it isn’t practical for teachers and administrators to be responsible for monitoring mask-wearing.
CANTON
Face masks are optional as of Feb. 28.
Contact tracing will be done to inform families and staff who are close contacts so that they can make their own decisions about testing after an exposure.
CHESHIRE
Mask wearing will be optional.
COLCHESTER
COVENTRY
Masks will not be required on buses as long as the town of Coventry’s average number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000, or the two-week rolling average, is not in the Red category, as reported by the State Department of Public Health.
CROMWELL
Masks are optional. The school district said they'll continue to monitor any changes on a biweekly basis.
DANBURY
Danbury's board of education voted to make face masks optional.
EAST HADDAM
EAST HARTFORD
As of Monday, Feb. 28, masks are recommended, but not required, for all district schools with the exception of the Early Childhood Learning Center at Hockanum School.
EAST LYME
Mask wearing will be required in any nurse's office across school buildings until further notice.
ENFIELD
Masks are optional in schools and on buses.
School officials are still recommending, but not requiring, that you wear a mask.
FAIRFIELD
As of Feb. 28, masks are optional in Fairfield Public Schools and on buses.
GLASTONBURY
Masks are optional in schools as of Feb. 28.
GREENWICH
Mask wearing is optional in Greenwich Public Schools as of Tuesday, March 1.
The school district's Board of Education was unanimous in favor of a mask optional approach.
GROTON
HARTFORD
Hartford public schools will require masks indoors through at least April 1.
LEBANON
LEDYARD
Masks will be required while in the nurse's office for an issue related to a respiratory illness and for a period when returning from quarantine or isolation, day 6 to 10.
MADISON
MANCHESTER
MARLBOROUGH
MIDDLETOWN
MILFORD
NAUGATUCK
NEWINGTON
As of Monday, Feb. 28, mask-wearing is optional in Newington Public Schools.
NEW FAIRFIELD
As of Feb. 28, mask-wearing is optional in all New Fairfield Public Schools.
NEW HARTFORD
Masks are optional for students and staff as of Monday, Feb. 28.
NEW HAVEN
The face mask mandate remains in effect in New Haven.
NEW LONDON
Masks are strongly recommended inside schools and district buildings.
NORWALK
NORWICH
PLAINFIELD
Masks are optional as of Feb. 28 in school buildings for all students PreK-12 and all staff members.
PRESTON
PUTNAM
Face mask requirements in schools were suspended as of Feb. 28.
REGION 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGION 14 SCHOOLS
The school district’s mandatory face mask policy was suspended as of March 1.
Students and staff will be allowed to make a personal choice on whether to wear face masks or not.
Masks are required on buses and a supply will be available on each bus if a student needs a temporary one.
Volunteers are expected to be welcomed back into the buildings beginning April 1.
REGION 15 SCHOOLS
The school district is going mask-optional.
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 16
The universal mask mandate for students, staff and visitors to Regional School District 16 schools and offices ended on March 1.
ROCKY HILL
SALEM
As of Feb. 28, masks are optional for all Salem School District students, families, and staff.
Masks are also optional for Salem School District students who ride the school bus.
SOUTH WINDSOR
Masks are optional for students and staff in all South Windsor schools as of Monday, Feb. 28.
STAFFORD
Masks are optional as of Feb. 28.
STAMFORD
SUFFIELD
As of Feb. 28, face masks are optional in schools.
TOLLAND
Mask wearing in the Tolland Public Schools and buses is a choice as of Feb. 28.
VERNON
Vernon Public Schools are mask-optional for students and staff in schools and on school buses.
WALLINGFORD
WATERBURY
Face masks are now optional in Waterbury schools.
WATERTOWN
Masks are optional as of March 1 in schools and on buses.
WEST HARTFORD
WEST HAVEN
As of Feb. 28, masks are optional in West Haven Public Schools.
WINDSOR
Masks are optional.