Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said this decision was based on the CDC’s recommendations.
Author: Aprylete Russell
Updated: 6:28 PM EDT July 27, 2021
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the state, Gwinnett County Public Schools announced on Tuesday that they would require masks for the upcoming school year.
They said masks will be required for all students, staff, and visitors to all Gwinnett County Public Schools buildings and on school buses, regardless of vaccination status.
GCPS Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said this decision was based on the CDC’s recommendations.
"The facts and recommendations are clear," Willbanks said in a statement. "Masks do make a difference and we must do all we can to keep students in school, in person."