As schools and parents prepare for what’s to come in the 2020-21 school year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some recommended guidelines it feels will help with a gradual scale-up of operations for the safety of students and staff.
First and foremost, the CDC recommends maintaining constant contact with local and state authorities on restrictions and mandates as well as working to protect and support anyone considered at high risk for contracting COVID-19.
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