NYS Outlines State Guidelines For Students Returning To School

Schools are expected to have their reopening plans submitted to Albany by the end of this week.

The state has outlined its own recommendations for students who are medically vulnerable or live with adults with underlying health conditions and says that they should continue learning remotely.

This list describes what it means by underlying health conditions —

Including but not limited to:

• chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
• serious heart conditions, immunocompromised, severe obesity
• diabetes
• chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
• liver disease
• sickle cell anemia
• children who are medically complex, who have neurological, genetic, metabolic conditions, or who have congenital heart disease are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 than other children.

Schools are also being prompted to make sure they take extra precautions for students with special needs.

The state also recommends that schools assign an employee to care for each individual student who is medically fragile or has special needs, so that student maintains social distancing and keeps their face mask on.

Parents must also talk to their child’s doctor and determine if they are healthy enough to attend school.

Source:
RochesterFirst.com