Instatement of Masks-Optional Policy at CCUMC Preschool

To Whom it May Concern:

As parents of children currently attending CCUMC Preschool, we are growing increasingly concerned with the pace of the church's updates to broadly accepted COVID policies. As of this writing on March 9, 2022, a significant number of CCUMC's peer schools within the Chevy Chase / Bethesda area have lifted their mask mandates to 'mask-optional.' This includes the entirety of the Montgomery County Public School System. 

COVID's minimal effects on children is well documented at this point. Priority, we feel, should be placed now on the mental, social and emotional health of our children. Making masks optional and returning to a sense of classroom normalcy is a critical step in that process. 

The signers of this petition are asking that the church's decision makers hold an emergency meeting before March 16 to address our concerns; well in advance of their currently scheduled March 30 meeting. 

Thank you,

CCUMC Parents

Garrett Frye    Contact the author of the petition