CPS requiring masks for some students during summer school

Rising coronavirus case numbers in Boone County are forcing changes at Columbia Public Schools.

Officials said summer school students under 12 years old will have to wear a mask indoors and on school buses starting Monday. Students 12 and older are not required to wear one, but are still encouraged. No one is required to wear a mask while outdoors.

The district’s 14-day case tracker reads at 33 cases per day, which is the highest it’s been since mid-February.