Guidance for COVID-19 prevention in kindergarten (K)-12 schools

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  Updated July 9, 2021
  
  This updated version of COVID-19 guidance for school administrators outlines strategies for K-12 schools to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and maintain safe operations.
  
  Many schools serve children under the age of 12 who are not eligible for vaccination at this time. Therefore, this guidance emphasizes implementing layered prevention strategies (e.g., using multiple prevention strategies together) to protect people who are not fully vaccinated, including students, teachers, staff, and other members of their households. The guidance is intended to help administrators and local health officials select appropriate, layered prevention strategies and understand how to safely transition learning environments out of COVID-19 pandemic precautions as community transmission of COVID-19 reaches low levels or stops. This guidance is based on current scientific evidence and lessons learned from schools implementing COVID-19 prevention strategies.
  
  This CDC guidance is meant to supplement—not replace—any federal, state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which schools must comply. The adoption and implementation of this guidance should be done in collaboration with regulatory agencies and state, local, territorial, and tribal public health departments, and in compliance with state and local policies and practices.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  COVID-19 Prevention Strategies Most Important for Safe In-Person Learning in K-12 Schools -- Health Equity -- Section 1: Prevention Strategies to Reduce Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Schools -- Section 2: Additional Considerations for K-12 Schools -- Section 3: School Workers -- Appendix 1: Planning and Preparing -- Appendix 2: Testing Strategies for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Contact Tracing Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19/prevention & Control Masks Physical Distancing SARS-CoV-2 Schools
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a146346de59d97e32f773bb714ae303a44eff4cba7cdbace35da3f536f0a23e4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107882/cdc_107882_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]