With coronavirus cases surging just as districts are relaxing quarantine rules, here's what Utah doctors suggest parents and schools consider.
Coronavirus cases are surging in Utah with the rise of the omicron variant just as school districts are relaxing their quarantine rules.
Here is how the new guidance from UDOH, which follows advice from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will affect students and employees, and what doctors suggest parents and schools consider.Regardless of their vaccination status, students and employees who test positive for COVID-19 must stay at home for five days after they were tested, even if they are not demonstrating symptoms, under the new guidance.
There are tens of thousands of high quality masks in stock for the district, according to the email, and parents can request a KN95 mask for their children from their principal, though officials noted under state law, they cannot require students to wear a mask. While it will be up to parents to decide whether they send their children to school or to wear masks, Stenehjem urged schools to take stronger steps to prevent transmission — even if that means students end up wearing their winter coats inside.
Parents know “the culture of their school” and whether masks are being used, Spivak said. So, they are going to have to gauge decisions for their children themselves.
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