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Valedictorian Cooper Shepardson speaks at Sunday's graduation ceremony. See more photos here. LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Memorial High School graduated 61 seniors.
LENOX â The School Committee has voted unanimously to adopt Gov, Charlie Bakerâs new guidance eliminating mask-wearing for all students when outdoors, even if social distancing cannot be maintained.
The relaxed guidelines that took effect Tuesday include recess, physical ed, youth sports and outdoor learning environments, interim schools Superintendent William Cameron said. For now, students and adults must continue to wear masks indoors.
Adults on school grounds must continue to wear masks outdoors if distancing cannot be maintained.
Until Bakerâs recommendations were released on Monday, health and safety rules required students to be masked at all times when on school property.
LENOX â After an extended shutdown required by an asbestos cleanup project, the Lenox Memorial Middle and High School building reopened on Tuesday with full, all-day classroom learning for all grades.
The school had been operating with a hybrid model until it was closed on March 16 after a fierce windstorm caused small quantities of debris containing the fire-retardant substance to fall from the ceiling into a number of classrooms and offices, as well as part of the cafeteria.
Remote-only education continued until this week, when school officials got the all-clear following completion of the work by Gem Environmental of North Adams. EcoGenesis Corp., a Pittsfield environmental consultant, tested the air on Sunday and gave an all-clear.