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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CDC says masked kids don’t count as a close contact. All kids will be masked.[/quote]

No, that’s not what CDC says. CDC added the following exception to the definition of close contact: “ In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.  This exception does not apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor classroom setting.”

So two things - One, if a teacher is unvaccinated or refuses to disclose vaccination status, the whole class will still need to go virtual since the teacher will need to quarantine.

Two, there is not a single young elementary student who wears a well-fitted mask correctly for extended periods, nevertheless for an entire school day. Note that well-fitted and correctly not only means over nose and mouth which many young children find difficult to follow but also no gaps between mask and face.

Three, lunch - that ruins “consistently.”[/quote]

I agree with you but let's face the reality that we know why the CDC issued this statement.  There was political pushback to the 6-foot distancing requirement and the quarantine requirement because too many schools couldn't implement it, and as a result kept all the kids at home.  So the CDC issued a statement supported by the science (that quarantine is not necessary if mask use is perfect), that everyone knew was unattainable in any school.  The statement was designed to be used as cover to allow school systems to open with mask mandates but no distancing or quarantines. We saw this happen all over the country last year.  The fact that the CDC did NOT go as far as to say that so long as there is a mask mandate (regardless of compliance) quarantines are not necessary speaks volumes.  [/quote]

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