The Paterson school district will continue requiring masks when the statewide mandate ends Monday after the school board met on Wednesday without making a decision. Schools Superintendent Eileen Shafer hadrecommended keeping the mask mandate until early May, but the decision is up to the board. However, the board — following a discussion at the meeting — opted to hold off on deciding until next Wednesday, March 9. Shafer sent a letter to parents following the meeting notifying them of the extension, explaining that it was done “in order to allow Board of Education commissioners time to gather …