Framingham Public Schools To Mandate Masks For All Students K-12 and Staff

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FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Public School students and staff will return to the classroom for the 2021-22 school year on September 1. Remote learning is no longer an option.

The district will “mandate universal masking for all students Pre-K-12 and staff in school, regardless of vaccination status” to start the school year.

One of the main reasons is that a “significant portion of the student population is not eligible for vaccination.”

The COVID-19 vaccines are only for those age 12 and older at this time.

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The district also lacks an “efficient system to monitor vaccine status among students, teachers and staff.”

To start the school year:

• All students (pre-K to 12) and all school staff must wear face masks throughout the school day indoors, regardless of vaccination status (except students who cannot do so due to medical conditions or behavioral needs).

• Masks may be removed while eating indoors and during mask breaks.

• All students and staff are required to wear masks on school buses at all times.

• Masks are not necessary outdoors.

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