FCPS Announces New Mask Policy

As of March 8, 2022 an estimated 85% of students and staff at Glasgow Middle School still properly wear their masks. 8th grader Kellyn Doherty, says, “Masks work with stopping the spread of COVID, so I don’t believe letting students optionally not wear masks is very safe for our school environment.” However, another student agrees with the new policy. 8th grader Chaz Walker, says, “I think that it’s better to go back to old times. The new mask policy gives students another way to connect with teachers in a way that gives them a better learning experience.”
When asked about the effects of masks on health, Principal Victor Powell said, “I think to me that’s a no-brainer, I think masks have positively helped.” Principal Powell further added some additional context to his response by saying, “If we have had multiple outbreaks and your whole grade level had been paused multiple times this year or your class had been sent home multiple times this year or your teachers who have been out for 2 or 3 months, I mean, have you seen any of that? No.”
It’s too soon to tell if the mask policy change will result in any new COVID cases at Glasgow. Most students and teachers are just very grateful to be back at school this year. Hopefully, we all can finish the year in person without any pauses or need to go back to virtual learning.
Ayesha Gulzar
Mar 14, 2022 at 1:39 pm
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