After a school board meeting on March 23, the district announced the new COVID-19 policy would eliminate school-mandatory quarantines for masked students in contact with a positive case. The decision came after the consideration of previous trends in data and advancements in phased reopening in the district. Mansfield ISD’s most recent changes advanced the district to phase 3 of 4. The district should proceed with the phased reopening of Mansfield ISD.  The Superintendent’s COVID-19 Board Report examined the data reports of positive cases in the district and Tarrant County over the course of the pandemic in order to determine the proper sequence of events to reopen the district. In Tarrant County and Mansfield ISD alike, health officials witnessed a significant decrease in new cases since the beginning of March along with an overall drop in the number of cases throughout...