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<p class="MsoNormal">As of 3/12, masks are optional for everyone at Bellingham Technical College. For us counselors, if we were meeting in person with a student and if our preference was to wear a mask and have student wear a mask, we can ask them to (and have
free surgical masks for them), but we cannot refuse services if they choose not to. We can offer alternatives if we wanted, including meeting in a larger room for more social distancing, or virtual meetings by Zoom or phone. School supplied signage for us
to post our preference if we wanted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Personally, both of us counselors here feel comfortable going by student preference: if a student shows up wearing a mask and wants us to mask, we do; if not, we don’t. But we are 100% supported to make our own choice, within the reasonable
parameters listed above.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is likely the plan for Spring Q, but we will pivot if we have to.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Howell, M.Ed, LMHC</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:KO"> (she, her)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:KO"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0076A8;mso-fareast-language:KO"><a href="http://www.btc.edu/"><span style="color:#0076A8">Bellingham Technical College</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:KO"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:KO">3028 Lindbergh Ave. | Bellingham, WA 98225</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gulim",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:KO"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.btc.edu/CurrentStudents/Counseling/Index.html">https://www.btc.edu/CurrentStudents/Counseling/Index.html</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0076A5;mso-fareast-language:KO"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0076A8;mso-fareast-language:KO">BTC provides student-centered, high-quality professional technical education for today’s needs and tomorrow’s opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> WCTCCA <wctcca-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Belle Nishioka via WCTCCA<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wctcca@lists.ctc.edu; Koepping, Gloria <gkoepping@highline.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wctcca] Is your Counseling Center keeping the mask mandate for Spring Quarter or not?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">That's a good question! I'm not sure what our Counseling Center will do past May 1st, but yesterday, we received this message below from the VP of Admin Services. At Bellevue College, masks will
be required through May 1<sup>st</sup> -- and I appreciate this policy, despite the new regulations in Washington, as there is still so much unknown, including what it will be like to return to campus part-time come spring quarter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'm happy to share what decisions are made in mid-April.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Dennis Curran <<a href="mailto:dennis.curran@bellevuecollege.edu">dennis.curran@bellevuecollege.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 21, 2022 10:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> All BC-Official <<a href="mailto:allbcofficial@bellevuecollege.edu">allbcofficial@bellevuecollege.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Spring Mask Guidance for Bellevue College</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="xparagraph" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Before we head into spring break, the President’s Cabinet, with the support of the Flu Team, wanted to provide an update on the Bellevue College masking requirement.
All employees, students and visitors must wear a mask while indoors through May 1</span></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">st</span></sup><span style="color:black">, 2022. We recognize the requirement to wear
a mask until May 1</span></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">st</span></sup><span style="color:black"> is stricter than the current Washington state guidance. Since many people in our community travel during spring
break, then return to campus, we felt it best for the safety of our community to continue wearing masks indoors through May 1st. </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Over the next couple of weeks, the Flu Team will consider several metrics (e.g. transmission rate, number of new cases, etc.) to determine our campus masking
requirements beyond May 1</span></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><sup><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black">st</span></sup><span style="color:black">. Metrics will be based on CDC and Department of Health guidance. Expect another message to come out
in mid-April describing the metrics to be used and the thresholds that will drive decisions.</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Thanks for continuing to look out for the health and safety of our community!</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">425.564.2446<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> WCTCCA <<a href="mailto:wctcca-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wctcca-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>> on behalf of Koepping, Gloria via WCTCCA <<a href="mailto:wctcca@lists.ctc.edu">wctcca@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 22, 2022 3:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wctcca@lists.ctc.edu">wctcca@lists.ctc.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:wctcca@lists.ctc.edu">wctcca@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Our health director can’t tell us if we can keep the mask mandate or not for Spring Quarter. She asked me to check with other schools, so what are you all doing?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">The confusion is that the state plan says health care providers in an outpatient clinic or agency can and should still require masks, but we are not a licensed agency, we just have licensed counselors and psychologists in our counseling
center at the college. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">What are you doing and why?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Thanks, Gloria at Highline College<o:p></o:p></p>
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