MASON CITY – Some folks have questioned why the Mason city school district cancelled school this Friday for the girls basketball game.
The school district responded with this statement:
Friday, March 4 at 10:00 a.m. the Mohawk Girls Basketball team will be playing Keokuk in the semi-final round of the Iowa State Girls Basketball Tournaments. School is being cancelled on this day (Friday, March 4) so staff, students and families who wish to attend may do so.
There are several reasons the decision has been made to do this:
- Numerous staff are needed for chaperoning and coaching,
- Numerous staff request to attend the tournament game and support our student athletes,
- Not enough substitutes to fill staff absences,
- Low attendance by students in both elementary and secondary buildings,
- High school students wishing to support their classmates, and
- Elementary siblings, friends and families wishing to support the Mohawks.
All in all, it ends up not being an educationally productive day for those students who remain in school.
The makeup schedule for cancellation on Friday, March 4 will be added to the end of the school year. Information will be posted to the district website and shared through newsletters and announcements regarding the end-of-the year makeup schedule.