Regional collaborative to offer private vaccine clinic for local high school students 16 and older

Feb 2022 18

School Committee votes 4-1 to drop mask mandate on Feb. 28

The School Committee at its Thursday night meeting voted to discontinue the school mask mandate policy on Feb. 28 by a 4-1 vote. Because of a federal mandate, masks still will be required on school buses. The decision was in line with an announcement earlier this...

Feb 2022 4

School Committee eyes March 7 for mask-optional but delays vote, approves calendar with extra holidays

Editor's note: This story was updated with a statement from Joe Markey. The School Committee met for nearly three hours Thursday night to tackle some longstanding controversial topics, including the mask policy debate and the approval of the school calendar that...

Jan 2022 3

Superintendent clarifies updated HPS COVID policy: 10-day isolation for positive cases

With students returning to classes Monday, Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh emailed Hopkinton Public Schools families Sunday to clarify the district’s policy on COVID isolation and quarantine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its...

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Dec 2021 17

Divided School Committee votes to make masks mandatory at HHS due to surge in COVID-19 cases

The School Committee on Thursday voted 3-2 to re-institute the mandatory mask policy at Hopkinton High School beginning today after a nearly hour-long discussion. “Everyone, I’m sure, has been hearing about the school outbreak,” said Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh....

Dec 2021 3

School Committee votes to institute another mask-optional trial period at HHS

Following the success of the mask-optional trial period for COVID-vaccinated students and staff at Hopkinton High School over the first three weeks in November, the School Committee voted 4-0-1 at Thursday’s meeting to implement a second trial period, running Dec....

Nov 2021 9

School Committee debates mask policy for athletics, gets MCAS update

The School Committee at its Monday night meeting discussed two major issues: the policy regarding wearing masks at school athletic events as well as the district’s MCAS scores. Athletic Director Rich Cormier appeared before the committee to request its guidance...