Masks will be optional in Palm Beach County schools, board member suggests May 13, 2021 at 1:26 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 2:46 PM
A longtime Palm Beach County School Board member on Thursday suggested that face masks will be optional inside schools very soon.
Speaking to a group of parents who want the School District of Palm Beach County s mask mandate to end, board member Marcia Andrews said Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy is planning to make an announcement later on Thursday. The superintendent is making an announcement today, this afternoon. And he s making some changes, Andrews said. He s heard the board.
The group called Unmask Palm Beach County Kids has collected 7,000 signatures through an
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Masks will be optional for Palm Beach County students next school year May 13, 2021 at 4:11 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:06 PM
Face masks will be optional for Palm Beach County students next school year, Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy announced on Thursday.
In a letter to students, parents, guardians, and school district staff members, Fennoy said he made the decision because of the downward trend in the positivity rate in Palm Beach County, the increasing availability of the COVID-19 vaccine for adults and children, as well as a recommendation from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to end mask mandates in schools.
Fennoy said facial coverings will be mandatory on school campuses and buses for the remainder of the current school year, which ends on June 18. In addition, masks will be mandatory during next month s high school graduation ceremonies, as well as during Summer School.
Palm Beach County students excited, thankful for in-person graduations May 3, 2021 at 6:06 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 6:06 AM
Palm Beach County high school seniors are celebrating plans for in-person graduations in June after all ceremonies went virtual last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yaemsiriwong can t wait for her big moment. I just felt like the high school experience wasn’t complete unless I walked across the stage, Yaemsiriwong said.
With only a handful of seniors on campus at Dwyer High School right now, Yaemsiriwong said she s looking forward to seeing the class of 2021 all back together again. Most of us haven’t seen each other since last March, so it s going to be really different and everyone’s changed. So that’s what I m really excited for, Yaemsiriwong said. We ve been working on the flower decorating and the chair covers, the program, getting everyone set up for that.