Going forward, schools with a mask requirement and COVID-19 safety protocols will not have to quarantine students and teachers exposed to the virus.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health and Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the new guidelines in a news conference Tuesday.
Students and staff wouldn’t have to quarantine for two weeks unless they show symptoms of illness, as long as their exposure to the virus was in a classroom environment where everyone was wearing a mask and distancing. The policy does not apply if the exposure occurred during an after-school activity, such as sports.
Stitt said missing school would do greater harm to students academically and mentally.
Governor Makes Major Changes To School Quarantine Rules, Education Leaders Concerned
Governor Kevin Stitt made big changes to Oklahoma’s quarantine guidelines for students, with the goal of keeping more kids in the classroom, but other state leaders have voiced their concerns.
The changes come as the state surpasses 2,800 total deaths with the state reporting 29 new virus-related deaths Tuesday.
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister is critical of the governor s new guidelines, saying that while she agrees in-person school is critical, COVID-19 is still rampant in the state. The ramifications of the pandemic on education have been challenging and severe. While this option underscores the need for mask requirements in school, I cannot in good conscience support ignoring quarantine guidelines from the CDC and other infectious disease experts. There is no doubt we all want our students and teachers to be safely in the classroom, but COVID is raging in Oklahoma. In-person instructio
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The state school superintendent is among Oklahoma educators who oppose Gov. Kevin Stitt’s waiver of a mandatory quarantine for public school students, teachers and staff who.
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