Sac City Unified to Distribute Five N95 or KF94 Masks to All Students

Press release

Sacramento, CA - Sacramento City Unified School District (麻豆原创) will be distributing five (5) N95 or KF94 masks to every student in the school district. This is in addition to the distribution of N95 masks for all staff members which took place on Friday, January 14. Typical N95 masks fit children of middle school age and older, while the KF94 masks best fit younger children.

麻豆原创 has sourced an inventory of enough N95 masks to begin distribution on Monday, January 24 to high schools and middle schools as phase one of the distribution. The district will be receiving a shipment of KF94 masks for children next week that will be distributed to Kindergarten through 6th grade students as phase two of the distribution to schools. School sites will communicate with parents and guardians when their masks will be ready to distribute to students, which will be by January 28 or sooner for middle and high school students, and by February 4 or sooner for Kindergarten through 6th grade students.

鈥淭his distributional challenge鈥攖o offer five of the highest quality protection masks to every student to prevent the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant is worth the undertaking鈥� said Jorge A. Aguilar, Superintendent, 麻豆原创. 鈥淭hese masks will not only increase our health safety for in-person learning, but will provide access to the best PPE for our students when they are away from school in other public settings.鈥�

鈥淭hese N95 and KF94 masks will add another layer of safety for our schools,鈥� said Christina Pritchett, Board of Education President, Sacramento City Unified School District. 鈥淥ur protection efforts for students and teachers has been exhaustive thanks to the these masks and the other precautions we have been able to undertake with take-home test distribution, surveillance testing, school testing centers, vaccination clinics and additional health services.鈥�

N95 masks offer the best face covering protection that can be provided, blocking 95% of particles when worn properly. KF94 masks differ from the N95 masks by using design elements of a cloth mask that contours toward the face with an adjustable band over the nose that filters 94% of particles. The tent-like shape of the KF94 creates a little extra space between the mouth and the mask. Instruction resources including videos will be made available to train on proper handling and fitting of masks.

  • Phase 1 Distribution to High School and Middle Schools: 
    • A. M. Winn (7th-8th grades)
    • Albert Einstein
    • Alice Birney (7th-8th grades)
    • American Legion
    • Arthur Benjamin HPHS
    • California
    • C. K. McClatchy
    • Fern Bacon Basic
    • George W Carver
    • Genevieve Didion (7th-8th grades)
    • Hiram Johnson
    • John F. Kennedy
    • John H. Still (7th-8th grades)
    • John Morse (7th-8th grades)
    • Kit Carson 
    • Leonardo Da Vinci (7th-8th grades)
    • Luther Burbank
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. (7th-8th grades)
    • Met Sacramento
    • Rosa Parks (7th-8th grades)
    • Rosemont
    • Sacramento New Tech
    • Sam Brannon
    • School of Engineering and Sciences
    • Sutter
    • West Campus
    • Will C. Wood
  • Phase 2 Distribution to Kindergarten through 6th Grade: 
    • A. M. Winn (K-6th grades)
    • Abraham Lincoln 
    • Alice Birney (K-6th grades)
    • Bear Flag CC
    • Bowling Green Chacon
    • Bowling Green McCoy
    • Brett Harte 
    • Caleb Greenwood 
    • Camelia Basic 
    • Caroline Wenzel 
    • Cesar E. Chavez 
    • Crocker/Riverside Elem
    • David Lubin 
    • Earl Warren 
    • Edward Kemble 
    • Elder Creek 
    • Ethel I. Baker 
    • Ethel Phillips 
    • Fr. Keith B. Kenny
    • Genevieve Didion (K-6th grades)
    • Golden Empire 
    • H.W. Harkness 
    • Hollywood Park 
    • Hubert H Bancroft 
    • Isador Cohen 
    • James W. Marshall 
    • John Bidwell 
    • John Cabrillo 
    • John D. Sloat
    • John H. Still K-6th grades)
    • John Morse (K-6th grades)
    • Kit Carson  Multi
    • Leataata Floyd 
    • Leonardo Da Vinci (K-6th grades)
    • Lisbon CC
    • Mark Twain 
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. (K-6th grades)
    • Matsuyama 
    • New Joseph Bonnheim 
    • Nicholas 
    • O. W. Erlewine 
    • Oak Ridge 
    • Pacific 
    • Parkway 
    • Peter Burnett 
    • Phoebe A. Hearst 
    • Pony Express 
    • Rosa Parks (K-6th grades)
    • Sequoia 
    • Success Academy Multi
    • Susan B. Anthony 
    • Sutterville 
    • Tahoe 
    • Theodore Judah 
    • Washington
    • William Land 
    • Woodbine