Milton School Board votes to continue universal masking, impose new triggers for protocol reviews

Three motions pertaining to COVID-19 protocols in the Milton School District passed at a Milton School Board meeting Monday night.

The first motion to implement new isolation and quarantine protocols, effective Tuesday, passed on a 5-2 vote. In a memo to the school board, Superintendent Rich Dahman spoke on the federal Centers for Disease Controal and Prevention’s updated COVID-19 guidance for isolation that changed the isolation period from 10 to five days. After discussion with the Rock County Public Health Department, the district worked to come up with a motion that incorporates the new recommendation, Dahman’s memo said. Board members Leslie Hubert and Jennifer Johns voted no.