GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County Public Schools has revised its mask policy following new guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The school system declared on Friday that it is transitioning from requiring masks within its facilities to only strongly recommending them. The school district's leaders also plan to review and ultimately update COVID-19 quarantine and isolation protocols.
The CDC issued new guidelines on Friday, recommending that people continue to where masks in areas where the risk of COVID-19 is still considered high. Gwinnett County is currently considered to be at a low risk, while more than 70% of the U.S. population resides in counties currently at low or medium risk of COVID-19 infection.
Meanwhile, the City of Atlanta also has made some changes that are largely in step with the recent CDC recommendations. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens scaled back some of the restrictions on Friday. The City of Atlanta is lifting its indoor mask mandate and public agencies affiliated with the city may now resume in-person meetings, according to a press release from the mayor's office. However, masks are still mandated at public meetings and programs in city facilities.