Baltimore County Public Schools To Require High School Student Athletes Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Or Face Weekly Testing

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TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County student-athletes volition soon person to beryllium vaccinated against COVID-19 oregon look play testing.

“The information is conscionable showing america that students athletes are believed to beryllium astatine higher hazard due to the fact that they’re not masked during play,” said Gboyinde Onijala, BCPS Director of Communications and Community Outreach.

Starting Nov. 24, precocious schoolhouse students playing wintertime and outpouring sports volition person to amusement impervious of afloat vaccination oregon commencement the testing.

School officials accidental the alteration is being made to support students harmless and truthful they tin support playing sports safely.

“We person seen some successful the fall, this fall, and past spring. We’re seeing higher fig of covid cases among student-athletes,” Onijala said.

Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County and Howard County Schools person besides announced that they’re requiring vaccination oregon investigating for student-athletes. It’s a alteration that galore hold with.

“I judge it’s a bully idea. Many sports necessitate a batch of carnal interaction betwixt squad players which benignant of goes against COVID protocol,” said Sara Heffner of Rosedale.

“The information that kids are getting it you don’t privation to instrumentality that chance,” said Veronica Stancliff of Edgemere.

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Testing volition beryllium provided by Baltimore County Schools astatine each student’s school.