COVID-19 Protocols Released By Dubuque Schools

Dubuque Community Schools leaders will continue a degree of social distancing and enhanced cleaning practices when classes resume this fall. Officials on Thursday night released their COVID-19 protocols for the start of the 2021-2022 school year, acknowledging in an update to families that inconsistent guidance at the state, federal and local levels makes it “impossible” to align with all guidance from various agencies. Per state law, the district is prohibited from requiring masks in schools. The district’s update notes that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Dubuque County Board of Health recommend universal indoor masking at schools. Masks will be required on school buses, however, per a CDC order requiring them on public transportation.