BUTLER TWP — In tandem with masks no longer being required on school buses, Butler Area School District also will stop contact tracing COVID-19 cases in its schools.

Superintendent Brian White said at Monday’s school board meeting that unless there is a spike in COVID cases in a school or class, the district will not pursue contact tracing of those who test positive. Assistant superintendent Brian Slamecka has been the administrator in charge of contact tracing in the school district.

“If we see three kids in a classroom that have COVID, we’re going to call home to let the parents know,” White said. “We are required to tell (the state) how many COVID cases we have a week.”

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