All students Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) schools will be required to wear masks when they return to school next month.
Previously, the province required students in Grades 4 and up to wear masks but the board voted to extend the requirement to all students.
A spokesperson for the WCDSB told Global News that the remaining difference between the two sections is that the younger kids will not be required to fill out a form to be exempt from wearing a mask whereas the province requires the older students to do so.
Last week, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) also approved a motion that made masks mandatory for all students, including those in kindergarten to Grade 3.
The province told Global News local boards were free to decide on a mask policy that best suited local needs.