Shippensburg University Interim President Charles Patterson sent out an update to campus masking policies on March 31.
As of Friday, April 1, SU will no longer require students and faculty to wear masks inside campus classrooms upon recommendations of the university COVID Team.
This change follows a March 1 decision to no longer require masking in select indoor locations on campus in accordance with new Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.
This is the second time masks have become optional for classrooms. Over the summer in 2021, the SU campus was briefly mask free until COVID-19 cases began to rise in the community.
Masking is still required at select locations such as Etter Health Center, a COVID-19 testing center and public transportation. Masks are also required as requested when entering a faculty office and at a student’s own discretion.
“As members of the campus community, please respect the masking preferences of your fellow Raiders,” Patterson said, and also urged individuals who are sick to get tested and wear a mask.
Symptomatic and asymptomatic testing is available to SU students through the Etter Health Center.
If the community level or COVID risk on campus changes, mask requirements may change including the reinstatement of mandatory indoor masking.
For more information about campus COVID-19 case numbers and regulations, visit the Raider Respect web page at raiderrespect.ship.edu or email the COVID Office at covid19@ship.edu or call at 717-477-1007.
For nationwide COVID-19 statistics, vaccination information, public masking guidance and travel information visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov.
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