The board voted 4-3 on a motion Tuesday from board member James Craig, who represents District 3, to give Pollio discretion to change masking policies at JCPS based on local COVID-19 metrics.

Face coverings are required inside schools at New Albany Floyd County Schools and recommended inside Oldham County Schools buildings as of Monday.

Kentucky could soon update its COVID-19 recommendations for schools after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to suggest students and staff wear masks indoors as the 2021-22 school year begins, Education Commissioner Jason Glass said Wednesday.