Fairfax County Public Schools: Reminder: FCPS Policy On Wearing Masks Has Not Changed

Press release from Fairfax County Public Schools:

January 14, 2022

Activities scheduled in FCPS schools and grounds for Sunday, January 16, 2022, AFTER 1 p.m., are canceled.

All activities scheduled in Fairfax County public schools or on school grounds for Sunday, January 16, 2022, AFTER 1 p.m., are canceled, including:  

ACE students should check their email for communications from ACE staff and instructors. 

The school division will continue to follow recommendations from local and national experts and require all students and staff to wear masks, except at times and on occasions already designated in previous communications. 

SB1303(link is external) says: school divisions need to "provide such in-person instruction in a manner in which it adheres, to the maximum extent practicable, to any currently applicable mitigation strategies for early childhood care and education programs and elementary and secondary schools to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 that have been provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Our layered prevention strategies have proven effective in keeping transmission rates low in our schools, and we will continue to use data and science to guide our decision-making. 

In addition, the federal requirement from February 2, 2021,(link is external) is still in place on all forms of public transportation. Anyone riding a school bus is therefore required to wear a mask when embarking, disembarking and for the duration of the journey to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Review current mask guidelines on our website. 

This press release was produced by Fairfax County Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.