The Cape Elizabeth School Board will be holding an Emergency Meeting at 5:00 p.m. tonight, October 27, 2022, at the Cape Elizabeth High School Library to discuss and potentially take action on any recommendations made by the District Planning Committee regarding requiring masks in school during a Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention (MCDC) determined outbreak and other mitigation measures due to high absenteeism.  The School District Planning Committee will meet prior to the Emergency Meeting to discuss findings and recommendations.

In an October 26 letter to students and families, Superintendent Christopher Record reported that 20.8% of students (126) and staff (6) are out of school at the high school due to illness.  "None of us wanted to be in this situation, however I know we are all concerned with the welfare of our students and staff.  Any time absences due to any type(s) of illness are over 15%, we are required to report this to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) and MCDC," Record wrote.

The School Board voted on May 10 to require masks fro all students, staff, and visitors inside any school that is determined to be in outbreak status by the MCDC until outbreak status is lifted by the MCDC.