Both Ouray and Ridgway School districts will require staff and students to wear masks as they start the new school year, following federal guidance spurred by rising cases of the COVID-19 delta variant.

But other activities canceled last year by the pandemic will return and quarantines should be less frequent, providing more normalcy for students.

“As hard as it is to say it, Ouray School will start with a face covering requirement for all staff and students during school hours until such time t...