MIAMI – The Archdiocese of Miami announced Wednesday that masks are now optional for students and employees at its schools, regardless of vaccination status.

“The only exceptions are for those within 10 days of close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19, or within the 10-day period following a positive COVID diagnosis,” a news release from the archdiocese stated.

Masks are still required indoors for all visitors, including at indoor athletic events.

Students are also still required to wear masks while riding on buses and while indoors on off-site field trips.

“The archdiocese will continue to monitor community statistics related to transmission and, with the guidance of public health professionals and medical advisors, adjust its protocol for schools and parishes accordingly,” the news release stated.

Click here to read the archdiocese’s full mask policy.