Stories tagged: "COVID Classroom"

Education Students arrive masked to Memorial Elementary School, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Bethel Park, Pa., a Pittsburgh suburb. In a heated school board meeting the previous evening, the Bethel Park School District voted to amend the district's health and safety plan and require all students, staff and visitors to wear masks inside the district's schools. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Education EXPLAINER: Everything You Want to Know About COVID Classroom Etiquette

While every school district has its own rules for containing COVID-19 on campus, the CDC has also released recommendations to help schools stay safe.

Associated Press Associated Press September 17, 2021 6:20 am MST
Health Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images
Health One in Four New COVID-19 Cases in Maricopa County Are Children

While the original strain of the virus had a lower infection rate among kids, the Delta variant is twice as contagious and more likely to infect children.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi September 2, 2021 6:40 am MST
Coronavirus two children walking off a school bus
Coronavirus Arizona’s Governor Blocked Public Schools From Requiring Masks. Several Districts Are Requiring Them Anyway.

Just one week after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey reaffirmed that masks cannot be required in public schools, at least seven Arizona school districts are moving forward with doing so regardless.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi August 5, 2021 2:13 pm MST
Coronavirus two children walking off a school bus
Coronavirus Arizona’s Second-Largest School District Makes Quarantining Students Optional After Governor Calls It Unlawful

As school resumed in the Chandler Unified School District on Wednesday students are no longer required to mask up or quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi July 22, 2021 10:02 am MST
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Education Education Leaders Say They Were Left Out of Decision to Alter School COVID-19 Benchmarks

Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman says her office was not consulted on the changes to the state’s health recommendations.

Joycelyn Cabrera Joycelyn Cabrera October 30, 2020 9:07 am MST

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Local Arizona Schools Consider In-Person Class as COVID-19 Declines

Maricopa and Pima Counties have met the requirements for hybrid learning, while more rural counties can begin full-time, in-person classes.

Associated Press Associated Press September 4, 2020 1:39 pm MST
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Commentary We Asked For COVID-Safe Reopening Guidelines. For Our Kid’s Sake, We Should Follow Them

Opinion: Schools that reopen before meeting state health benchmarks are putting educators, students, and their families at-risk.

Rachael Clawson Rachael Clawson August 28, 2020 12:07 pm MST