Split between counties, Holland Schools relaxes quarantine rules HOLLAND — In a joint announcement Friday, county health departments in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia and Muskegon counties announced that schools are no longer required to quarantine students who are deemed close contacts to COVID-19 cases in most cases. This was welcome news for area districts, but left one in an awkward position. Holland Public Schools’ southern boundary dips into Allegan County, which did not participate in the joint release. As a result, the district held off on releasing students from quarantine over the weekend, like other districts in the area, including Zeeland and Black River, did. After receiving legal guidance over the weekend, HPS did take the flexibility given with the change to end most student quarantines, effectively immediately.