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1.   Urge individuals from our school community who visited the Village at Rockville days after Feb. 28 to closely monitor themselves for any symptoms and self-quarantine for 14 days.

2.  Grant MCPS students the flexibility to stay at home due to coronavirus concerns. Based on the experience of many countries badly affected by COVID-19, one of the best ways to prevent COVID-19 from spreading is home isolation to minimize the contact (through touching or breathing in space without enough ventilation) with other people.

3. Make learning materials accessible and create remote teaching/learning opportunities in case a school close down is warranted.

4. Cancel any non-urgent students meetings or gatherings to minimize the risk of infection. So far we still see many meetings, competitions, and gatherings are scheduled to take place. With the potential risk of COVID-19 spreading, these gatherings may pose high risk to the larger community when students from different schools meet together in spaces without enough ventilation.

5.  Thoroughly clean and sanitize frequently touched surfaces in school facilities; re-emphasize to students the importance of practicing good hygiene such as cleaning hands using soap and water or hand sanitizer and avoiding touching mouth/eyes/nose.

If you agree, please sign the petition

https://www.change.org/p/mcps-leadership-urge-mcps-leadership-to-take-actions-to-prevent-the-spread-of-deadly-covid-19

6.  Move up or reschedule Spring Break to reduce ahead of time the chance of the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Or, move some off days from summer break to spring.

If you are in agreement with these proposed actions, please sign this petition to show your support.

We really hope with the combined efforts from MCPS and the community, we can prevent COVID-19 from spreading, and keep its impact to the minimum.

Thank you![/quote]

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