The Oakland County Health Division will lift its requirement to wear masks in schools and daycares on Feb. 28 when it rescinds emergency order 2021-1, which obligated educational institutions to require students, teachers, and staff to wear a face covering in order to slow the transmission of COVID-19.
The Health Division weighed several factors to determine the appropriate time to end the mask requirement in schools, including a sharp decline in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and increasing vaccination rates in Oakland County.
Clarkston Community Schools sent out a communication on Feb. 11, saying, “masks will be optional in all CCS buildings. This new policy will let families decide what is best for their children.”