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As an update to “Mask Mandates in Maryland Schools: What we know up to this point“…on August 4th Anne Arundel County Public Schools announced that “Indoors, all students and staff – regardless of age or vaccination status – will be masked except in limited circumstances”.

Here are the details of that section of the announcement:

This brings the number of school systems requiring masks this upcoming school year to eight and one school system “encouraging masks”. Here is my updated list:

Requiring masks for students and staff:

• Anne Arundel County
• Baltimore County
• Baltimore City
• Charles County
• Frederick County
• Howard County
• Montgomery County
• Prince George’s County

Encouraging the use of face masks by students and staff who are not vaccinated:

• Queen Anne’s County

Sources:

• Scott E’s Blog: Howard County Public School System will require masks in school buildings for all students, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status
• WBAL: Face masks to be required in some Maryland schools in fall
• Fox 5 DC: School Mask Mandates: What you need to know in DC, Maryland and Virginia
• AACPS: https://www.aacps.org/2122update

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Breaking down the vaccination numbers (eligible age 12+ fully vaccinated) in the jurisdictions noted above:

• Howard County (80.3% – ranked 1st)
• Montgomery County (76% – ranked 2nd)
• Frederick County (68.4% – ranked 3rd)
• Baltimore County (67.8% – ranked 4th)
• Anne Arundel County (65.7% – ranked 7th)
• Charles County (56.6% – ranked 14th)
• Prince George’s County (56.3% – ranked 15th)
• Baltimore City (53.7% – ranked ranked 16th)

 

• Queen Anne’s County (61.7% – ranked 10th)

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I will watch out for further announcements from other jurisdictions in Maryland (especially central Maryland).

Scott E