Background

Monterey Peninsula College currently has a face-covering requirement as a public safety measure due to state and local guidance surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The only exception to this requirement is if you have a documented medical reason that would conflict with this order.

Eligibility

According to the California Department of Health, the following individuals are exempt from wearing masks at all times:

• Persons younger than two years old. Very young children must not wear a mask because of the risk of suffocation.
• Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a mask. This includes persons with a medical condition for whom wearing a mask could obstruct breathing or who are unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove a mask without assistance.
• Persons who are hearing impaired, or communicating with a person who is hearing impaired, where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication.
• Persons for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to the person related to their work, as determined by local, state, or federal regulators or workplace safety guidelines.
  
  Source: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx

*Note, that to address communication with hearing impaired individuals, partially transparent masks are available by request from the ARC office.