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Ex. MET-ATL-056 Order Primary source read

Fulton County Schools Mask Update (effective May 3 and May 17, 2021) restating the 2020-21 mask requirement

Mask Update: masks recommended but not required outdoors from May 3/17, 2021; all other COVID-19 mitigation, including masks inside every FCS facility, remains in force for the balance of 2020-21 and the Summer FOCUS program

Fulton County Schools (Superintendent and Board of Education) · Fulton County, Georgia (Fulton County School District) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Fulton County, Georgia (Fulton County School District) · Atlanta · Georgia
Level
County
Authority
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-59 (local board control of schools); district COVID-19 protocols
Issued
2021-04-23 Apr. 23, 2021
Effective
2021-05-03 (grades 9-12 outdoors) and 2021-05-17 (PK-8 outdoors) (read as 2021-05-03)
End
End of the 2020-21 school year and Summer FOCUS (July 2021); 2021-22 protocols followed (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
May 3, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • students, staff and visitors of Fulton County Schools
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (parents of 90,000 students; school schedules and protocols)
  • SCH schools
  • CB (school vendors, transportation, food service)
Collection
Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

All other existing COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies will remain [in force] for the balance of the 2020-21 school year. This includes requiring all staff, students and visitors to wear a mask while inside an FCS facility, and adhere to recommended social distancing, surface sanitizing, and handwashing. The district's Summer FOCUS Plan is an extension of the 2020-21 school year and existing COVID-19 protocols will remain in effect.

Enforcement

District protocol

Notes

Fulton County Schools, the State's fourth-largest district, kept universal indoor masking through the 2020-21 year and its July 2021 summer program.

Retrieval note

Text read in full; undated within the document (capture Apr. 24, 2021; issue date approximated as Apr. 23, 2021).