WISCONSIN (WKOW) Governor Tony Evers administration, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction sent a letter to all school districts in the state, outlining
and really important given how transmissible omicron is to have all the mitigation factors in place, including classroom filtration. you look at a city like new york, the largest school district in the country, and really the epicenter of cases right now, where they re not mandating tests. they re encouraging them, but aren t mandating and yet the mayor is insistent that schools are the safest place to be. what gives you assurances that testing and getting parents to be on board with that is going to be the standard going forward? are parents okay with it? well, our testing program here in los angeles has been a part of our covid safety approach since the beginning of the pandemic, since we reopened schools last spring. i think we re all behind testing as a key protocol for keeping schools safe. we heard from many parents and educators who wanted to see that baseline testing before we return next week. and so i think we re all supportive of that and we re going to resume our weekly
i still believe very firmly and very passionately not only as an educator but as a parent that our students belong in the classroom, and we can do it safely. we have better tools than we had in the past to get it done. we know what works, and i believe even with omicron, our default should be in-person learning for all students across the country. that was education secretary miguel cardona on the importance of working and adapting to keep our kids in the classroom, even among omicron. most districts in the country are forging ahead with in-person learning, including new york city today. relying on mandatory health screeners and a ramped-up testing program, recommending testing for students and staff and doubling the random testing for those who have opted into it. but some districts are extending their holiday breaks to create a little more time to do that testing, like d.c. public schools, now scheduled to reopen thursday of this week. all students and staff are required to test ne