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Belmont High Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Paul Graham talks about coaching and this fall season
Belmont High Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Paul Graham talks about his years of coaching and the fall season.
Joanna K. Tzouvelis, Wicked Local
The School Committee unanimously voted in favor of an interim policy on Oct. 5 requiring vaccines for Belmont Public School students who participate in school sponsored sports and rostered school extracurriculars outside the school day, effective Dec. 1.
Proof of vaccination will be required. Students awaiting vaccination will be required to participate in state-sponsored testing through Belmont Public Schools or submit evidence of a negative COVID-19 test on a weekly basis.
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Students who do not comply with this policy and the procedures developed under this policy will not be permitted to participate in school-sponsored sports and rostered extracurricular activities that occur outside the school day.
Exceptions
Exceptions to this new interim policy are if a student is unable to receive COVID-19 vaccination due to a medical disability or is unwilling to receive COVID-19 vaccination due to a sincerely-held religious belief. These students who qualify for a medical or religious exception will be required to participate in weekly state-sponsored COVID-19 testing provided through Belmont Public Schools or submit evidence of a negative COVID-19 test on a weekly basis.
Requirements for age-ineligible students
Students too young to receive the vaccine will be required to participate in state-sponsored COVID-19 testing through Belmont Public Schools or submit evidence of a negative COVID-19 test on a weekly basis.
Exceptions will be made of medical or religious exemptions in which case weekly COVID-19 testing will be required.
To see the complete policy, visit https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/bps/Committee/Public-Documents
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