Officials in Maryland’s Howard County suspended sports contests, concerts, plays and other extracurricular activities Wednesday in hopes of slowing transmission as in-person learning continues.
in Montgomery County, have recorded significant upticks in cases recently and suspended in-person learning.Montgomery County school officials said Tuesday they have tightened protocols for sports teams, as suggested by local health officials, to minimize spread of the virus. Now, if a team has five or more active cases, the team’s activities — including practices and games — will be suspended for 14 days.
Five Montgomery County high schools are currently affected: Paint Branch, Magruder, Poolesville, Sherwood and James Hubert Blake. In Howard, the seven-day total of positive covid cases in schools was 75 on Nov. 18, with more than 1,150 students and 34 staff members in quarantine. By Wednesday, in a shorter period, the number of cases had nearly quadrupled and the number of quarantines almost doubled, Martirano reported.Martirano said the rise in cases has strained school health staff and created other challenges.
“It is absolutely essential that we do all we can to keep schools open and ensure each school remains a healthy learning environment for students and staff,” Martirano wrote.
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