SNOW HILL– County officials urged the Maryland State Board of Education Monday to rescind the mask requirement for public schools.
On Monday, the Worcester County Commissioners sent a letter to the Maryland State Board of Education (MSBOE) expressing support for Gov. Larry Hogan’s call to end the mask requirement in public schools.
“Because Maryland now has one of the highest vaccination rates for adults and children, coupled with the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the nation, we recognize that it is critical to return normalcy to the classroom by no longer requiring students and faculty to wear masks,” the letter signed by Joe Mitrecic, president of the commissioners, reads. “This will re-establish an optimal learning environment for all school-age children.”
Last Thursday, Hogan wrote to the MSBOE applauding the board’s efforts to support in-person instruction but said it was now time to move toward normalcy for students by rescinding the masking policy adopted in Dec. 2021.
“We must all learn to live with this virus, not in fear of it,” he wrote.
Now is the time for the Wicomico County Council and BOE to follow their lead.