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RSCC ends COVID-19 mask requirement for fully vaccinated members of campus community

Roane State Community College is announcing updates to its pandemic response plan, including the removal of the face-mask requirement for individuals who are fully vaccinated.

As of Monday, May 17, the college also ended its daily wellness-screening requirement for campus access.

Until further notice, Roane State will maintain some of the preventive measures put in place during the pandemic in order to keep campuses as safe as possible. Protocols remaining in place include:

• Self-reporting of positive COVID-19 test results to the college.

• Contact tracing performed by the college’s COVID-19 response team.

• Regular cleaning of classrooms, labs and other communal areas.

• Social distancing recommendations

• Remote work for some college employees.