Raise the Bar

Oct 15, 2021, 9:29 AM

Last month DESE announced that the mask requirement in schools will be extended until at least November 1 but that as of today, if a school demonstrates a vaccination rate of 80 percent or more of all students and staff, then vaccinated individuals in that school would no longer be subject to the state mask requirement. The high school vaccination rate is currently 62% and the middle school vaccination rate is 50%. Whether or not a school or district avails themselves of the 80 percent vaccination off ramp is a local decision to be made by school and district leaders in consultation with local health officials. The FLRSD website has reported 38 cases on the COVID District Dashboard so far for the 2021-22 school year, with 8 positive cases recorded this week. We also continue to include school numbers, weekly town COVID information from the State, and updates from the DESE regarding COVID cases in the Commonwealth. The school district will continue to use the One-Call Communication…