Schools
Colonial School Board Special Meeting Scheduled for Aug. 9
The mask topic will likely come up during next week's special meeting. The public will be able to weigh in on the health & safety plan.
PLYMOUTH-WHITEMARSH, PA — Colonial School District board members will be holding a meeting next week to discuss the district’s 2021-2022 health and safety plan, recent COVID-19 guidance from county health officials, and state and federal recommendations related to ongoing coronavirus mitigation efforts.
The school board will hold the meeting in-person at the school district's board meeting room on Aug. 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., although it will also be broadcast live on the school district’s Youtube channel, through Zoom, and on a local cable television station, the board announced this week.
The Colonial School District is still planning for five days a week of in-person instruction during this upcoming school year, and the purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the latest developments to come out of the ongoing pandemic and to solicit comments from members of the public with regarding to the health and safety plan.
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Members of the public who wish to weigh in on these issues prior to next week’s meeting are able to email comments to publiccomment@colonialsd.org. Individuals are asked to provide a name, address, phone number, any affiliation to the district, and their question(s).
There has been a slight uptick in coronavirus numbers as of late, and many area school boards are grappling with mitigation measures as the days count down to the upcoming school year.
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While many local school districts in Montgomery County have been including an “optional” mask-wearing protocol for the upcoming school year in their health and safety plans, county health officials have since offered new guidance for the 2021-2022 school year, and now recommend universal mask-wearing for students indoors regardless of vaccination status.
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health had previously only recommended mask-wearing indoors for those who were unvaccinated, but this recent change came after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control similarly changed its position with regard to who should wear masks.
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