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Smithville School District passes universal mask mandate

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Smithville School Board of Education passed a universal mask mandate for the upcoming school year at a meeting Thursday night.

The mandate applies to all students and staff while indoors and begins Aug. 16.

At the meeting, the board only passed a mask mandate on Thursday night.

They will discuss other COVID-19 mitigation measures, like quarantine guidelines, at a later time.