The CDC has released new guidelines on how schools can plan to reopen for the upcoming school year while also being mindful of the coronavirus pandemic.
The agency is broad in its guidelines separating them into low-risk, moderate-risk, and high-risk recommendations for reopening schools. Within these guidelines they talk about promoting “behaviors that reduce spread” from how to serve food to students, keeping classrooms clean, teachers wearing personal protective equipment, etc. They also give recommendations on what to do in the event a student or teacher contracts coronavirus during the school year.
The CDC is careful to clarify in their recommendations that their guidelines are just that guidelines and NOT MANDATES. They also said their guidelines DO NOT replace state and county mandates that may be in place on reopening schools. They say schools must comply with whatever state education leaders and local governments say.
