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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why would middle and high schools close when there is a positive case?  CDC guidance says vaccinated people don't have to quarantine when exposed.  Send the unvaccinated home and let the sane, vaccinated students continue their education.  [/quote]

This is a DCPS policy.[/quote]

That is a pre-vaccination policy.  I don't believe DCPS has updated its policies for this school year.  Still waiting for DOH to issue new guidance following the CDC new guidance.[/quote]

Actually how would it work if there are different quarantine rules for the vaccinated and unvaccinated?  One would have to disclose vaccination status, but that brings privacy concerns.  So why not just lie if one is unvaccinated?  Since we won't be able to know who is vaccinated or not, and given that some people will lie about being vaccinated, that means erring on the side of safety and making everyone quarantine.[/quote]

Schools have been collecting student vaccination info since forever. There has never been privacy concerns about your school knowing you got your tdap booster at age 11. I dont see why covid vaccine info would be any different. If there is a covid outbreak in a school, unvaccinated students should quarantine away, obviously, for their health and safety. Vaccinated students shouldn’t have to worry. [/quote]

Privacy concerns are among the teachers.[/quote]

The Mayor's Order dispenses with the privacy concerns and puts the burden on the teachers:  show your proof of vaccination, then no mask required; no proof of vaccination, then you gots to wear the mask.  Pretty simple stuff.[/quote]

I thought the policy said the faxed still had to wear a mask in schools.

“Today, through a City Administrator Order, the policy for wearing face masks within DC Government buildings was updated. Under the new policy, which becomes effective Monday, July 12, [b]DC Government employees and contractors who are fully vaccinated will only be required to wear a face covering when:[/b]

Interacting in person with a member of the public, including customers, constituents, clients, and patients;
In a space in a District government building where members of the public are routinely present, such as a customer service area or a public-serving area in a library or recreation center, when such space is open to the public;
In a shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness, a correctional facility, or another congregate facility;
[b]In a school or other educational facility or setting;[/b]
In a childcare or healthcare facility or setting;
Required to wear a mask by a specific entity or establishment; or
On public transportation where the wearing of a mask is required.[/quote]

Good catch.  I hadn’t realized that.  (I’m not the PP, though.)[/quote]

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