There are two easy actions you can take right now:
#1. Join other concerned Pinellas residents and sign this Mask Mandate petition addressed to PCS Superintendent Greco and School Board Members, seeking the following:
• A 30-day universal mask mandate
• An Opt-out Option
• A monthly reassessment until the positivity rate in our County is less than 5%.
#2. Email Pinellas County Schools Superintendent at super@pcsb.org and the Pinellas County School Board Members at board@pcsb.org and ask them (see suggested verbiage):
"Please protect our children, staff, and teachers by adhering to the CDC guidance issued on July 27, 2021, that now recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.
Masking was in place and effective during the 2020/2021 school year. With an increased positivity rate of 19% during the last week of classes in Pinellas County, I cannot understand why the Board has not already required universal mask used to protect everyone in the school system. You are responsible for keeping our children safe. We cannot face the tragedy of their being sick, disabled, or near death.
Please step up to this responsibility.
Thank you
