Harrisonburg City Schools: No Change in Mask Policy

From the Harrisonburg City School Website: As you may know, Governor Youngkin issued an executive order relating to universal masking in public schools. Here we clarify thatHCPS will continue to require all students, staff, and visitors to wear masks in schools. In doing so, we continue to adhere to Virginia Senate Bill 1303, which requires schools to follow the mitigation recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “to the maximum extent practicable.” In addition, we will continue to follow the federal requirement for masking on buses. Universal masking in schools has been an important mitigation tool and continues to be as we work through the omicron surge. Again,there is no change to our current practices. Read more HERE