The Greene County Board of Education has decided that mandating masks in its facilities is key to preventing the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

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Greene County Schools Superintendent Corey Jones told WVUA 23 News the Board of Education recently voted to authorize a mask mandate for the upcoming school year.

Jones said no students or faculty within the school system contracted COVID-19 last year and approximately 70 to 80 percent of eligible students and faculty have been vaccinated against the virus.

Greene County Schools returned to the classroom Monday, August 2.

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