Effective March 1, 2022, the Barrow County School System will no longer require face masks to be worn on school buses. Our community spread level is back in the green zone (less than 10 cases per 100,000) and positive cases in our schools are very low. In addition, the CDC updated its mask guidance on February 25, 2022, and recommended that prevention efforts should "depend on the COVID-19 level in the community." Masks are encouraged to be worn, but no longer required.