MIAA Member Schools- RE: Winter Sports Season

Masking Guidelines Reminder

To: MIAA Member Schools

From: Dr. Robert Baldwin, Executive Director

Re: Masking Guidelines Reminder

Date: December 21, 2021

As we head into the holiday vacation season and the beginning of a New Year, please note that proper mask wearing (nose and mouth fully covered) is the expectation needed for the safety of our students and school communities. The updated Winter Masking Guidelines memo that was sent to the membership on November 23, 2021, clearly communicated that ”student-athletes, coaches, and officials that are indoors shall be masked.” It is important to reiterate that masking guidelines for school events at off campus venues adhere to this same guideline as well. Uniform compliance collectively adhered to by local authorities for ALL student-athletes throughout the Commonwealth eliminates mixed messages and continues to be the expectation during this heightened cycle of COVID 19. Thank you for your due diligence in communicating and consistently enforcing these guidelines.