MCPS may ask students and teachers to wear masks again

In a message and email to the community Thursday, MCPS wrote that classrooms or schools that have reported three or more positive cases in the past 10 days could require students and staff members to temporarily revert to wearing masks. According to MCPS's website, 2,379 positive cases were reported across MCPS in the past 10 days. More than 200 cases were reported each day from May 9 to 12.

13 cases were reported in the recent 10 days at Tilden Middle School, and 194 cases reported by students/teachers since covid started at Tilden. However, other MCPS schools' covid cases are skyrocketing including Luxmanor ES and Farmland ES. MCPS said the changes to mask use and quarantine procedures are “consistent with Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services recommendations.”

Tilden Middle School, Last 10 days covid cases (credit: MCPS)