CAMDEN, N.J. - Students and staff in the Camden City School District will wear masks for two weeks after they return from holiday break to limit the spread of COVID and other seasonal illnesses.
In a letter to families, the district said the decision was made to be "proactive" and "vigilant" amid an increase in cases of COVID, flu and RSV – popularly known as the tripledemic.
The mask mandate will begin when students and staff return to school on Jan. 17 and continue for the equivalent of two weeks.
Camden isn't the only public school district in our area that reinstating a mask mandate post-holiday break. Students and staff in Philadelphia public schools will also mask up for two weeks.Health officials around the country have been warning about an unusually early and severe flu season.