PCCS : WCHD Mask Mandate

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

08/31/2021 8:58 AM

Dear P-CCS Students, Families, and Staff: 

On Friday, August 27,  the Wayne County Public Health Division released an Emergency Order for Control of Pandemic for all schools across Wayne County. Effective Immediately, all staff, students and visitors, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, are required by law to wear masks in Wayne County Schools. This order will remain in effect until community transmission within Wayne County is categorized as “Moderate” by the CDC for at least 14 consecutive days. Our P-CCS Mitigation Plans for 2021-22 have been updated to include the current masking requirements as outlined in the WCHD order.

Because the health and safety of our students, staff and school community remains our top priority, P-CCS had already made the decision to mandate masks in all of our buildings before the county issued its emergency order.  We felt it was important to do so early so that our entire team could prepare themselves and our buildings for the arrival of our students.  While we have spent the entire summer preparing to support the continued academic, social and emotional growth of our students, these extra mitigation measures during times of high community transmission, help to ensure a safer learning environment in which our students can thrive.

Please be assured that we will continue to monitor local transmission data and trends and stay in close contact with the experts at the Wayne County Health Department.  And no matter what direction the pandemic takes in the coming weeks and months, we remain ready to pivot in order to keep everyone safe.  Our goal is to provide in-person learning for the entire year and we believe this new mask mandate from the county gives us our best chance to do just that.

We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, September 7 and providing the high-quality educational experience all of our students deserve throughout the 2021-22 school year. Thank you again for your commitment to our schools and for supporting our students as they Learn, Prepare, and Thrive this school year.. 

Yours in learning,

Monica L. Merritt
Superintendent of Schools
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

This press release was produced by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.