UCF announced masks will no longer be required on campus, and it started on Monday.
The school said that while masks on-campus will still be encouraged for its faculty and students, they will no longer be required.
“Following guidance from the Board of Governors and in collaboration with the other State University System institutions, effective May 10, 2021, UCF encourages rather than requires our campus community to wear face coverings indoors and to follow CDC guidelines on our campuses and everywhere you go,” the school’s website reads.
This policy change means professors can’t require students to wear masks while in class, and UCF said it reflects “our campus community’s many efforts to get vaccinated and the low number of COVID-19 cases at UCF.”
The only exception is that masks will still be required at the Student Health Center because it is a medical building — UCF’s previous requirement said to wear face coverings everywhere.
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