COVID-19 Updates 10.26.21
Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, I'm writing today to provide some important COVID-19 related updates. Extension of the Mask Mandate Earlier today the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released a statement on the extension of the Mask Requirement which will continue through at least January 15, 2022. While I'm sure that the news of this extension will be welcome to some and frustrating to others, there are several points to consider that this extension will allow, including: -- the opportunity for the younger students (ages 5-11) to receive the vaccine --time for us to move beyond the holiday seasons and the associated travel/gatherings As stated in the press release above, the masking requirement, along with the test and stay protocol, has allowed many more students to remain in school this year which is our ultimate goal. There still exists the possibility for additional consi...