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Well-Child Check Keep your kids healthy this school year BY AMY SINATRA AYRES
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reopening include screening students and staff for symptoms, promoting healthy hygiene practices and cloth face coverings for employees, encouraging social distancing and communicating with families regarding exposure to COVID-19, among other measures. We talked with doctors about what parents can do to get their kids ready for the transition — and how to keep them as germ-free as possible, whatever the new school year brings. KEEPING CLEAN AND WELL Remind kids of these simple steps to keep them healthy: washing their hands >
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ost kids in the U.S. haven’t been in a classroom since schools hastily shut their doors in early spring as the coronavirus spread. Now, parents who ended the academic year scrambling to help their students with distance learning face a new challenge: keeping their children healthy once they return to school. The start of the school year could look different than usual in some parts of the country, with the possibility of more virtual learning or social distancing on campus as officials try to implement safety measures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for