New York State Department of Education Reopening Guidance For Schools
Written by Tariq on August 13, 2021
New York State Department of Education officials released reopening guidance for schools. Here are some of the keys points.
– The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status and community transmission levels.
– Masks are recommended for school events and athletics while indoors, per the CDC.
– The CDC recommends that schools maintain at least 3 feet of physical distance between students within classrooms, combined with indoor mask wearing, to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. When it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least 3 feet, such as when schools cannot fully re-open while maintaining these distances, it is important to layer multiple other prevention strategies, such as cohorting.
– A distance of at least 6 feet is recommended between students and teachers/staff, and between teachers/staff who are not fully vaccinated.
– Physical distancing is not required on school buses.
– The CDC states that, permitting large groups of students to eat in the cafeteria should be based on community transmission rates.
– The CDC no longer recommends temperature screenings or screening questionnaires at school.
– According to the CDC, people who are fully vaccinated do NOT need to quarantine after contact with someone who had COVID-19 unless they have symptoms. However, fully vaccinated people should get tested 3-5 days after their exposure, even if they do not have symptoms, and wear a mask indoors in public for 14 days following exposure or until their test result is negative.
– So long as allowed by public health officials, schools should be open for in-person teaching and learning, and students should be in school.
– In case of school closures due to a declared public health emergency, schools must be prepared to provide remote instruction. Click Here To Read More.
Source: RochesterFirst.com
