WHECTV Created: July 20, 2021 05:15 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) The Monroe County Council of School Superintendents (MCCOSS) is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo for clear guidance for reopening schools in the fall and making its own suggestions.
News10NBC obtained a copy of the letter sent by the council to the governor that is dated July 16.
The council, which represents more than 20 school districts, made the following suggestions for reopening guidelines:
Leaving the decision to offer remote learning up to individual boards of education.
Eliminating all distancing requirements due to high vaccination percentages and rare evidence of transmission in schools.
Not requiring masks outdoors based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and allowing school districts to work with their local health departments to decide on indoor masking guidelines.