Lometa school board ends mask mandate

By David Lowe

Dispatch Record

In a brief meeting Wednesday morning, the Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to end the district’s mask mandate today at 3 p.m.

Face coverings will remain optional for those who choose to wear them in response to COVID-19, but Lometa ISD no longer will require the wearing of masks.

The school board’s decision came a day after Gov. Greg Abbott …