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Dear Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Community,
Ensuring the health and safety of our students, staff, and school visitors is our top priority as we continue to meet the challenges presented by COVID-19. All individuals that visit our school for business purposes, parent conferences, extra-curricular activities, and Board of Education meetings are required to wear a face-covering as per Executive Order 251 and Board of Education Policy 1648.01 - Masking Protocols for the 2021-2022 school year until the current Executive Order expires on March 7, 2022.
Additionally, all in-person meetings must allow participants to physically distance themselves from each other.
As per Board of Education Policy 1648.01 – All staff, students, and visitors in District-owned facilities shall wear masks in the indoor portion of the District’s premises, except in the following circumstances:
When doing so would inhibit the individual’s health, such as when the individual is exposed to extreme heat indoors or when a note from a medical professional or psychologist is provided to the building Principal and the school nurse.
For individuals planning to attend a function in a District-owned facility whose health would inhibit them from wearing a mask, a note from a medical professional or psychologist must be sent to the attention of our building principal and school nurse at the following district email address: medex@rih.org at least 48 hours prior to the school visit to allow sufficient time for review.
Upon review of the submitted documentation from a medical professional supporting the exemption from the masking requirement, each individual will receive verification from the District via a return receipt which must be presented upon entrance to the Board of Education meeting. Only those individuals with a medical exemption reviewed receipt from the school district will be allowed to attend the Board meeting unmasked. Approved medical exemptions will be required to be seated in designated reserved seating a minimum of 6 feet from other attendees when seated inside the auditorium.
Please note that anyone who refuses to comply with Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education Policy 1648.01 - Masking protocols, Regulation 9150 that governs school visitors, Policy 0167 that governs public participation in board meetings, and refuses to comply with any instructions given towards protecting the health and wellness of our school visitors and/or creates a public disturbance, will be asked to leave school grounds.
Thank you for your cooperation and for respecting the health concerns of your fellow school community members.
Sincerely,
Dr. Rui Dionisio
Superintendent of Schools
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