Waterloo Families, Judge Grischow, in the Circuit Court for the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Sangamon County, lilinois, has issued a ruling on a Temporary Restraining Order filed against the Govemor, The ilinois Department of Public Health, The Illinois State Board of Education, and many schoo! districts throughout the State of lilinois, including Waterloo CUSD #5. This ruling has implications for the COVID mitigation strategies that are currently in place in our schools. There is some confusion and debate regarding what exactly the order means and who exactly the order applies to. This order is “Temporary” and will be up for Appeal, and therefore the rules governing our mitigation strategies may revert back to previous guidance offered by IDPH/ISBE, or be further adjusted. It is important to understand that this may be a fluid situation over the days and weeks ahead, and we will continue to communicate with our students, parents, staff, and community, as any additional updates and/or interpretations become available. As school resumes on Monday, here Is information regarding “what we know today” in regard to the mitigations that will be in place. « Masks e Masks are recommended to be worn by all individuals while in our schools, but will not be required. e Masks will remain required to be worn on school buses, as required by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. e Exclusion From School/Close Contacts e Close Contacts will continue to be identified and reported to parents, but students (or staff) considered to be Close Contacts will not be excluded from school unless they have or develop symptoms. This communication will be out of courtesy to parents so they are aware that their child has come in contact with a COVID positive student or staff member. « Symptomatic Students and Staff e Any member of our school family that exhibits or develops symptoms will be excluded from school. We will continue to work closely with our Local Health Department in addressing health concerns in our schools and will continue to communicate with parents regarding any measures taken to help prevent further spread of COVID, or any other illness that we face in our schools. Waterloo CUSD #5 has maintained a respect for the Rule of Law. We have consistently communicated a desire to comply with