CMS School Mask Requirement To Be Decided In Special Meeting

CHARLOTTE, NC — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is holding a special meeting Friday morning to consider masking requirements in schools, it announced.

School districts around the Charlotte metro and throughout the state are rushing to firm up masking requirements for students and teachers before classes resume next month. The first day of school for CMS students is Wednesday, Aug. 25.

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Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen unveiled the state's new guidance for North Carolina schools rooted in continuing its focus on face coverings as a means to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The guidance calls for mandatory face coverings in all K-8 schools, and among unvaccinated students and teachers in high schools.

The statewide school policy guidance was issued as COVID-19 cases have risen sharply in the past week, largely spreading among unvaccinated residents.

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The CMS Board meeting is set for 9 a.m. on Friday, July 30 in the Chamber Room at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, located at 600 East 4th Street in Charlotte.

How To Watch
The meeting will be open to the public, and will also be streamed live on CMS's Facebook page and the school district's YouTube channel. Here's how to access those sites:

• CMS Board of Education Facebook
• CMS Facebook
• CMS YouTube Channel

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