School mask mandate set for expiration, reconsideration Oct. 8 File photo Dear students, staff, parents, and community members of the Grand County School District, As you know, we are living in unprecedented times and facing new challenges. I have watched these challenges divide us as a community and as a nation. I am writing this letter because I believe we can choose, as a community, to not allow ourselves to be divided but instead to come together — even when we disagree.