APS will continue following the CDC’s guidance for operating safely to allow everyone—students, families, staff and visitors—to decide whether they will wear a mask at school and on the school bus. This change takes effect March 1, and there is no opt-out form required.
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Changes to Mask Guidance Effective March 1
Cambios a la orientación del uso de mascarillas / máscaras
Estimado personal y familias de APS: El viernes por la noche, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) publicaron una orientación actualizada que incluía nuevas métricas […]
Friday 5 for February 25, 2022
1. Further Mask Guidance Coming Next Week As you may be aware, the CDC published updated mask guidance for indoor settings at 4:00 p.m. We are reviewing the new guidance […]
Superintendent’s Feb. 23, 2022 Update: Mask Guidance & APS All Stars
Today’s update includes information about health and safety and APS mask requirements for students, elementary mathematics, APS All Stars and the FY 2023 budget.
Mensaje del superintendente – 23 de feb.
Estimadas familias de APS: La actualización de hoy incluye información sobre salud y seguridad y los requisitos de máscaras para estudiantes de APS, matemáticas de primaria, los All Stars Estrellas […]
Friday 5 for February 18, 2022
1. First Five APS All Stars Announced! APS is excited to announce the first APS All Stars, selected out of over 200 outstanding staff nominees! These individuals demonstrate excellence in […]
Superintendent’s Feb. 16, 2022 Message: Mask Requirement & Yorktown Takeaways
Here are several important updates for this week, including information about last week’s incident at Yorktown, masks and COVID-19 testing, and a new study to review APS school start and end times.
Mensaje del superintendente – 16 de feb.
Estimadas familias de APS: En esta comunicación encontrarán varias actualizaciones importantes para esta semana, incluida información sobre el incidente de la semana pasada en Yorktown, acerca de máscaras y pruebas […]
SIETE DIVISIONES ESCOLARES TOMAN ACCIONES LEGALES CONJUNTAS PARA AFIRMAR LA AUTORIDAD CONSTITUCIONAL LOCAL PARA MANTENER SEGURAS LAS ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS
Hoy, las juntas escolares de la ciudad de Alexandria, el condado de Arlington, la ciudad de Richmond, el condado de Fairfax, la ciudad de Falls Church, la ciudad de Hampton y el condado de Prince William presentaron una demanda para impugnar la constitucionalidad de la Orden Ejecutiva 2 emitida por el gobernador el 15 de enero de 2022.
Seven School Divisions Take Joint Legal Action to Affirm Local Constitutional Authority to Keep Public Schools Safe
The legal action, representing over 350,000 students across the state, defends the right of school boards to enact policy at the local level, including policies that protect the health and wellbeing of all students and staff.