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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Montgomery County Public Schools has announced all in-person, non-athletic extracurricular activities have been suspended from Dec. 20 through Jan. 7 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the county.
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Athletic practices and games can continue as scheduled. All games during winter break, which is Dec. 23 through Jan. 2, have been canceled.
Beginning Dec. 20, if a team has three or more active positive COVID-19 cases, all team activities must be paused for 14 days. For athletic competitions, all spectators must continue to wear masks at all times.
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MCPS will continue to work closely with the health department to monitor positive cases, and an additional community update will be sent prior to winter break.