Mason City Schools

Educators at Mason City Schools have been negotiating with the district's administration since February on a new three-year contract.

The district and the union have held several negotiation sessions since February and began using a federal mediator in April.

The two parties have been working to reach a deal since February and began using a federal mediator in April.

"There's just no way to do the things that you usually do in-person," one superintendent says. "You can't replace that teacher right in front of your students, so if we have some kids absent, we work really hard to catch them up, but we really want to keep kids in place here in the classroom."

The school districts originally recommended masks, but are now requiring them to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Many had to perform preventative COVID-19 cleaning in addition to regular summer maintenance - all without the help of additional custodial staff.

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