The mask mandate at West Conn is ending on April 4th. The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system announced that masks will be optional at all of their 17 institutions, along with the system office.
According to the CDC, all of Connecticut is at low risk of spreading COVID-19.
The campuses will move from pandemic emergency response to routine disease prevention. On April 4th, the COVID reopen plans that were developed in June 2020 will expire. West Conn will end weekly testing of employees and students and individual case contact tracing. PCR testing on campus will be available through April 1st.
Physical distancing restrictions will be removed in areas such as lounges, cafeterias, conference rooms, and other non-academic setting. However, in most instances, current classroom arrangements will remain throughout the semester. COVID Coordinators will continue to make masks and rapid tests available for employees and students who want them.
Employees and students are expected to continue to self-monitor their health and stay home whenever they have COVID-like symptoms and follow current CDC guidance on quarantine and isolation. Employees and students who test positive should continue to follow the campus process for notification.
