Nebraska City orders masks at Hayward Elementary

School reports illness rate above 11 percent

January 19, 2022Updated: January 19, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NEBRASKA CITY -  Nebraska City Public School is instituting a mask requirement for some buildings due to illness rates.

School: “Hayward Elementary continues to have increasing illness rates over the last several days. Hayward Elementary has exceeded the 11 percent illness rate to implement the district approved illness protocol.”

The school will require Hayward students and staff to wear masks and practice other methods to reduce the spread of illness beginning Thursday, Jan. 20.