Communications

Are face masks/covering still required on campus?

Yes. Regardless of vaccination status, all students, faculty, and staff are required to wear face coverings indoors and on school transit, unless a limited exception applies as set forth in the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) face mask guidance.  
 
Face coverings are optional outdoors for all students, faculty, and staff in the Middle School (grades 6 -12) and Upper School (grades 9 -12).  
 
Face coverings are required outdoors (regardless of vaccination status) for all students, faculty, and staff in the Elementary School (Grades K-5) AND 6TH grade students. 
New Roads School is a college preparatory K-12 private independent school in Santa Monica, CA, serving over 515 elementary school, middle school and high school children from the greater Los Angeles area. New Roads School provides an inspired educational program from which an authentically diverse student population, mirroring the rich diversity of Los Angeles, develops a personal dedication to learning, a respect for independent thinking, and an expanding curiosity about the world and its people.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS New Roads School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.