The Knoxville School Board voted to make mask usage optional beginning today in their special session Tuesday. This decision aligns with the latest guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health and Marion County Public Health.

In other business, they accepted a bid from Boyd Jones for the school’s turf project, approved an updated list of graduates, and made hires for special education and eighth grade football.

The next Knoxville School Board meeting will be a special session on Tuesday, May 25th at 4:30 p.m.