Weymouth High School won’t be holding an in-person graduation ceremony this year.
Superintendent Jennifer Curtis-Whipple and High School Principal Alan Strauss announced Tuesday that that the graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
In their statement officials made reference to a football camp in South Weymouth that wasn’t permitted by the Weymouth Public Health Department.
While they say the camp has no affiliation with Weymouth Public Schools, the camp was reportedly attended by students from multiple communities, including Weymouth.
In addition, officials say that due to the fact that the camp took place in town, along with the as-of-yet undetermined risk for a potential COVID-19 cluster, and the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Weymouth, a decision was made to cancel the in-person graduation out of an abundance of caution.
“We are disappointed that we cannot celebrate our Class of 2020 as planned and we know that this will be disheartening news for our senior students and their families,” Superintendent Curtis-Whipple said. “However, given the significant safety concerns posed by unauthorized large group events, we feel that canceling our in-person graduation is the safest course of action to protect the health of our students and the surrounding community.”
