Opening SND USA-Sponsored Schools Amid
COVID-19
This past fall, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued infection protection guidelines for K-12 schools returning to in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Each school district across the United States was tasked to make decisions based on the rates of COVID-19 in their community, and the district’s capacity to mitigate risks within their schools. The agency suggested the lowest risk for in-person learning involved a “hybrid” learning model with online mixed with in-person classes – small in-person classes with alternating or staggered schedules. Furthermore, the CDC recommended cloth face coverings for students, teachers and staff, no handling common items, frequent handwashing, regular deep-cleaning of highly touched surfaces in school facilities, eating lunch in small groups, rearranging desks to face all in one direction, and installing plastic shields in bathrooms where sinks could not be six feet apart. SND educators across the country worked with great determination and creativity toward one goal: to keep students safe for in-person learning and the full experience of a close school community. Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, KY
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