Masks will no longer be required for anyone at Hamilton County Schools starting Monday.
The decision to rescind any remaining requirements comes after a vote late last month by the Tennessee General Assembly to revoke authority from local school districts to impose such mandates – although the legislation is pending action by Gov. Bill Lee.
The district also cited wide availability of vaccines and lower caseloads of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This fall, we saw the delta variant increase the seven-day moving average of new daily cases to 366,” the district said in its announcement Friday. “Since then, our community has seen a continuous and now rapid decline of cases. As of yesterday, our current seven-day average was 41 active cases.”
District officials said they support parental choice in such matters.