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[quote=Anonymous]Just sent via WTU:

" Later today, DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee is expected to announce that DCPS will make masks optional for the remainder of the school year. This decision is in alignment with DC Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.
After learning of the updated Department of Health Guidelines after the Representative Assembly meeting on Tuesday and speaking with Building Representatives across the city, the WTU leadership made the decision to not oppose this decision, but we will remain vigilant. We know that many communities still lag behind in their rates of vaccination and our youngest learners are not yet eligible to be vaccinated. We are continuing to push DCPS to: 
•	Increase the vaccination rate of all students;
•	Continue tracking school and community transmission rates and be ready to pivot back to masks if cases go up especially where vaccination rates are low in accordance with the CDC’s latest guidelines.
•	Put protocols in place to ensure students are not shamed for wearing or not wearing masks.
The city also remains obligated to continue to adhere to the protocols and procedures outlined in our MOAs, including COVID testing, monitoring HVAC systems in schools, cleaning protocols, and timely reporting of cases in school communities. We will ensure they meet their obligations to you and our students.
We encourage you to contact your Field Representatives if you have any questions.
In Solidarity,
Jacqueline Pogue Lyons, President 
Washington Teachers’ Union"

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