Students, staff and visitors to Baltimore County Public Schools will be expected to mask up this fall. The board of education of Baltimore County will be holding a special meeting Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. to discuss universal masking and what it means for the district. The current federal order for masks to be worn on school buses will be upheld within BCPS.

Charles Herndon, spokesperson for Baltimore County Public Schools, told Patch that with an Aug. 30 return to the classroom, officials will continue to monitor recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with those from local and state health partners.

"Keep in mind that this pandemic is one where we've had to do a lot of twists and turns, sometimes daily, sometimes hourly. Considering the fact that we have a transmission rate that is changing almost daily, our mitigation strategies could change at any time," he said.... Read More: Pikesville Patch