COVID-19 rules relax for public schools by New York City Department of Education!

Updated on August 17, 2022 23:21 PM by admin

The new school year begins on 8^th September, when the New York City Department of Education will no longer test students for COVID-19. Test kids will be sent home for students, parents, and teachers to use if they are exposed to the virus.

With the new COVID-19 protocols, students will no longer be required to submit a daily health screening form. No longer is a mask required, but students are strongly recommended when exposed.

Related: NYC public schools easing COVID guidelines

If the students and staff get positive for Covid or exhibit symptoms, they must be in quarantine for five days. On the sixth day, they want to wear masks through the 10^th day as their return to school.

Mask is required for students only if they enter a medical office in school or if they are in exhibiting coronavirus symptoms. Schools report positive cases where the department can track COVID-19 within the school.

New York City Education Department shows that on 13^th September 2021 and 15^th August 2022, there have been 250,000 positive COVID-19 cases within schools; students make up 190,301 of those cases. The schools in New York require all adults, including teachers and contracted employees entering the building, to be vaccinated. Any other adult entering the building must show proof of vaccination dose.

Students can attend the class if they are not vaccinated. Still, once they want to participate in any extracurricular activities, they must show proof of vaccination, including high-risk public school athletic league sports. The education department distributes over 160,000 air purifiers to schools and tracks ventilation in buildings and HVAC systems aligned with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some included rules!

Unvaccinated kids no longer have quarantine as their test to stay students who are in contact with someone who has COVID-19 to continue to attend in-person school as long as they stay asymptomatic and tested negative. They have loosened with 6 feet social distancing requirement. More tools like vaccination, boosters, and treatment are in a stronger place to protect yourself and your communities to prevent severe illness from COVID-19.