SNOW HILL – Despite an emergency regulation approved by the state’s school board this week, mask requirements will continue in Worcester County’s public schools for now.
The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a rule that would allow mask mandates to be lifted if certain COVID-19 metrics are met. Here in Worcester County, however, transmission rates are too high and vaccination rates are too low to qualify.
“The Worcester County Board of Education and leadership team are reviewing the proposed emergency regulation to determine any next steps forward,” a statement from the local board reads. “At this time, Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) does not meet any of the criteria to qualify for the ‘off-ramps’ from the face covering requirements in school facilities. However, officials will continue to closely monitor the data points set forth in the proposed regulation and will develop a strategy to address the off-ramps in the event that WCPS nears eligibility.”
According to the new regulation approved by the state board Tuesday, school districts would be able to lift their mask mandates if 80% of the county is vaccinated, if 80% of the students and staff at a school are vaccinated or if the county’s transmission rate is low or moderate for 14 consecutive days. There aren’t currently any school districts in Maryland that meet the criteria.
In Worcester County, the CDC has classified transmission as high and the county’s vaccination rate is 74.4% according to the Worcester County Health Department. Individual school vaccination rates are unknown.
Of course they will. As per the union.
Are you not listening get school vouchers on the ballot now do you want to allow these marxist interrogations to continue it’s to continue!!! get your children out of public schools now and demand school vouchers.
I don’t have any kids but I’ll vote to back you all up anything to get government control away from our children