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Many of Grand Cayman’s schools are taking proactive measures against COVID-19 to supplement guidance from government officials, including implementing policies on vaccinations, restricting campus visitors, or improving air purification and ventilation.
Starting Friday, 24 Sept., all students over the age of 5, and all staff, must wear masks inside public and private schools.
Vaccinations, masks and other measures are vital to keeping schools open while COVID-19 is present in the community, said two public health experts in the US.
Education officials have mandated that, starting Monday, all public school students and staff must wear masks, with some exceptions.
The Health Services Authority (HSA) and Ministry of Education have engaged in a joint initiative to provide 500 masks to each school in the Cayman Islands.
The Ministry’s guidance calls for mandatory masks for all students who are able to wear them without assistance from others.
A local educator believes Cayman should follow UK guidelines and not mandate masks for students under the age of 11.