Stokes County Schools issued the following announcement on Nov. 18.
On November 15, 2021, the Stokes County Board of Education voted to implement an optional masking policy, based on approved metrics, beginning January 4, 2022.
The Board of Education has chosen to wait until January to implement this plan to allow exams to be completed under the current plan, without disruption, and to provide families over six weeks to have their children fully vaccinated if they choose to do so. Students, staff, and visitors still have the option to wear a mask if they choose.
At 12:00 pm each day, Stokes County Schools will retrieve the district’s COVID data to determine the exclusion rate at each school. The exclusion rate is the percentage of a school population (students and staff) in quarantine or isolation.
When a school’s exclusion rate is lower than 5%, masks will be optional for students, staff, and visitors during the instructional day until such a time when the exclusion rate exceeds 5%.
When a school’s exclusion rate exceeds 5%, masks will be required for students, staff, and visitors during the instructional day until such a time when the exclusion rate falls below 5%.
Stokes County Schools will share the data on the Stokes County Schools website and social media platforms each day by 1:00 pm to let students and families know if their child’s school will have optional masking or required masking the following day.
Signage will also be posted at the school. In addition, when a school’s status changes, the school will utilize the phone system to notify families.
Regardless of the school’s exclusion rate, students riding in school transportation are still required to wear a mask by CDC federal order.
Students will continue to adhere to the masking policies set by Forsyth Tech when on their campus.
After-school events are mask optional starting on 11/16/2021.
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