Operating schools during COVID-19 : CDC's considerations : operating schools during COVID-19

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Mar. 19, 2021
  
  As communities in the United States consider how to safely re-open K-12 school buildings for in-person learning and activities and keep them open, CDC offers updated considerations for mitigation strategies that school administrators can use to help protect students, teachers, and staff and slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. These updated Considerations for Schools are intended to aid school administrators as they consider how to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of students, teachers, staff, their families, and communities:
  
  1. Promoting behaviors that reduce COVID-19’s spread
  
  2. Maintaining healthy environments
  
  3. Maintaining healthy operations
  
  4. Preparing for when someone gets sick
  
  Schools should determine, in collaboration with state and local health officials to the extent possible, whether and how to implement each of these considerations while adjusting to meet the unique needs and circumstances of the local community. Implementation should be guided by what is feasible, practical, acceptable, and tailored to the needs of each community. It is also critically important to develop strategies that can be revised and adapted depending on the level of viral transmission in the school and throughout the community, as this may change rapidly. Strategies should be implemented in close coordination with state, local, or tribal public health authorities, recognizing the differences between school districts, including urban, suburban, and rural districts. These considerations are meant to supplement—not replace—any Federal, state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which schools must comply,
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Considerations for Schools -- Guiding Principles to Keep in Mind -- Plan and Prepare -- Maintaining Healthy Environments -- Maintaining Healthy Operations -- Preparing for When Someone is Sick -- Additional Considerations for Students with Disabilities or Special Healthcare Needs -- References -- Other Resources
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Schools Students
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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