More than 2,910 cases have been reported amongst students and staff in the past 10 days, according to MCPS data. So far in May, 12,027 students have quarantined — the second-highest number of quarantined students recorded this academic year, behind the January total of 15,191.
The surge has prompted one school, Sherwood Elementary School, to reinstate its mask requirement after more than 63 students and staff tested positive in recent days — making up over 11% of the school’s population. It’s the highest percentage of COVID cases of any school in the system. MCPS had lifted its mask mandate back in March.
According to the Bethesda Beat, MCPS alerted parents and families last week that classrooms with three or more positive cases in the past 10 days may be asked to resume masking...
https://dcist.com/story/22/05/18/montgomery-county-schools-covid-spike/
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