School Board Meeting Ends In Vote to Eliminate Masking, Contact Tracing

In a four-hour marathon meeting, the Hollidaysburg Area School District Board of Directors decided to end all masking in the district and contact tracing, effective Wednesday, Feb. 23.

The motion to eliminate masking and contact tracing was made by Boardmember Manny Nichols. The 5-4 resulting vote had Nichols, Jennifer Costanza, Ken Snyder, President Nicole Hartman, and Carmen Bilek voting in favor and Lonna Frye, Scott Brenneman, Ronald Sommer and Doug Stephens voting against the motion.

After a lengthy meeting, the agenda came to the February Health and Safety Plan update, which Superintende...