The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that there isn't enough time for schools to adequately adjust their policies and procedures to ensure safety.
An additional 43,000 COVID cases and 800 deaths were tracked by University of Kentucky researchers during the first two months of in-person learning in Texas.
Doubts about school safety among Black and brown communities hardest hit by COVID can be overcome with prevention strategies, testing and vaccinations, a poll shows.
"Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities large or small without wearing a mask or physical distancing," said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
“When students drop out, they typically look for an out, an opportunity to leave. And this has provided that, unfortunately,” Sandy Addis, chairman of the National Dropout Prevention Center, said recently, referring to the pandemic.
Officials determining where 12- to 15-year-olds will get shots and whether schools will require COVID vaccines after F.D.A. approves Pfizer-BioNTech for younger teens.
A growing number of superintendents are concerned students are being forced to miss in-person instruction even though their risk of catching COVID is low.
Superintendents can find innovative ideas for reopening safely on a new, online hub that spotlights innovative initiatives from districts around the country.
COVID forced K-12 leaders to overhaul safety policies— including the key component of communicating regularly and transparently with their communities.
