Connecticut’s School Mask Policy Would Put a ‘Scarlet Letter’ on Unvaccinated Athletes: Student Leader

A teacher and a student wear masks during an exercise period at a school in Stamford, Conn., on Nov. 24, 2020. John Moore/Getty Images

Connecticut has put on hold, at least for now, a new school sports guideline that would have made masks a visible identifier of COVID-19 vaccination status for student athletes across the state.

The policy was developed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the governing body of the state’s scholastic athletic programs. If implemented as scheduled on Dec. 23, it would keep unvaccinated student athletes masked, but give their vaccinated peers the option to not wear masks during sports competitions.