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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DHHS isn't actually issuing quarantine orders to kids, are they?  They're just telling the child care centers to instruct the kids to quarantine for 10 days.

Or am I misunderstanding the process here?  I believe the county health officer *can* legally order quarantines, but I didn't think that's what was going on.[/quote]

This is a snippet from what our center sent out to parents:

“ The County is still requiring 10 day quarantines from the date of exposure for children older than 2 and 14 days of quarantine for children 2 and under.  Also, the County makes the determination for the start date for quarantine – CENTER does not have the discretion to set its own start dates or test out policies.”[/quote]

Many of us have been struggling with this issue in other forums. We referred back to MDH and MSDE's K-12 and childcare guidance (https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/Documents/K12%20School%20and%20Childcare%20COVID-19%20Guidance_10.27.21.pdf) and we (and many centers) believe they are not required to follow the county's quarantine recommendations:

"By law, each local school system, nonpublic school, and child care program may set their own
policies and procedures for their schools, students/children, teachers, and staff. However,
MDH and MSDE strongly recommend that these entities work with local health departments
to implement the layered prevention strategies (e.g., using multiple prevention strategies
together consistently) needed to protect students/children, teachers, and staff in their setting
and adopt policies consistent with the recommendations in this guidance."[/quote]

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