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(WSIL) -- Summer might be in full swing, but local school districts are already preparing for the start of the school year. Right now, there's a need in southern Illinois to hire staff.

In a statement posted to its Facebook page Tuesday, the board said it had been discussing the use of shields in lieu of masks with educators and other 鈥渟takeholders,鈥� but that state health officials recommend face coverings and social distancing instead.