Baltimore County Public Schools To Require Masking For Students, Staff & Visitors

TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Public Schools announced that they volition necessitate masking for students, unit and visitors for the 2021-2022 schoolhouse year. The bid for masks to beryllium worn connected busses volition besides continue.

“Nothing is much important than the wellness and information of our students, families, and employees,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams. “Unfortunately, the pandemic continues to interaction our community. Universal masking is an important portion of our multifaceted attack to mitigate the dispersed of COVID portion keeping schools unfastened for in-person learning.”

The Board of Education successful Baltimore County volition clasp a gathering connected Aug 3. astatine 10 a.m. to update the committee and the assemblage connected disguise mandates successful schools. Details are forthcoming.

“I afloat enactment Dr. Williams’ determination to support Team BCPS students, staff, and visitors by adopting the latest disguise recommendations from the CDC,” said Makeda Scott, seat of the Board of Education of Baltimore County. “As this situation evolves, what matters astir is that we proceed to prioritize in-person learning by providing due wellness and information guidelines that respond to the latest conditions. I besides articulation leaders crossed the region successful encouraging each citizens aged 12 and implicit to get vaccinated arsenic soon arsenic possible.”

CBS Baltimore Staff