Masks Again Required at San Juan College

Monday, August 9, 2021 at 4:57 PM

Those who are vaccinated, may remove their masks indoors if they are alone in a classroom, office or cubicle and there is a minimum of six feet distance from the nearest person. Those who are not vaccinated, must continue to wear masks indoors.

Monday, August 9, 2021

From San Juan College

In alignment with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and recommendations from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, San Juan College is requiring that masks be worn at all indoor locations. The requirement went to effect, Monday, August 9.

This indoor mask requirement applies to all classrooms, labs, meeting rooms, college vehicles and other spaces, and to all faculty, staff, students, and visitors to San Juan College campuses. Individuals must wear a mask covering their nose and mouth when inside SJC buildings.

However, those who are vaccinated, may remove their masks indoors if they are alone in a classroom, office or cubicle and there is a minimum of six feet distance from the nearest person. Those who are not vaccinated, must continue to wear masks indoors.

“Our requirement follows recent CDC guidance that fully vaccinated individuals should wear a mask indoors ‘if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission’ to minimize the spread of the delta variant,” explains San Juan College Executive Vice President Edward DesPlas. “San Juan County is currently classified as an area of ‘high’ transmission by the CDC.”

While the vaccine is strongly encouraged, San Juan College does not currently require that all employees and students be vaccinated. Vaccination clinics are currently being organized to be held on campus this fall.

San Juan will continue to monitor guidance from the CDC and the New Mexico Department of Health, and will update requirements as that guidance evolves and as conditions warrant.

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