Six-feet of distancing will be maintained for at least the first month of back-to-school. That's according to a joint update issued this past week from the Sonoma County Office of Education and the Sonoma County Department of Health Services.
The joint update states that, “On Wednesday, June 24, Sonoma County Superintendent Dr. Steve Herrington met
with Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase, Sonoma County Director of Health Services Barbie Robinson, and Deputy County Counsel Adam Radtke, to further discuss the school reopening guidelines, Roadmap to a Safe Reopening, based on the
ever-changing conditions and state guidance around COVID-19.”
Citing a “common desire to take an evidence-based, health-first approach to reopening schools, while also supporting working families and students with special needs for whom a hybrid model of learning will be very challenging,” the joint update stated that Dr. Mase and Dr. Herrington agreed to continue with the county’s evidence-based approach by maintaining a six-foot distancing standard at the beginning of next school year.
“After about a month of school being back in session, the health officer and the county superintendent will reconvene to look at the data and see whether a more permissive student distancing standard is supported by the data.”....
“Regarding the state’s mask requirement, we understand that the issue is still beingdiscussed at the state level, and additional guidance for schools is expected to be provided soon. Dr. [Steve] Herrington and Dr. Mase agreed that they will wait to see the final guidance from the state before amending the current Sonoma County schoolreopening guidelines.
“Following this conversation, and in order to be prepared in this ever-changing environment, we advise districts to prepare for a range of scenarios, including a six foot distancing model for opening, a four-foot model for transitioning, a model with no distancing requirements, and an all-distance-learning model in the event that we see another spike of the virus within the county. We know that this is a heavy lift, and SCOE will continue to support districts in their efforts to create a safe environment for school,staff, and students. We continue to encourage schools to offer distance learning options for students and teachers with health or other concerns related to school reopening.”
Read the SCOE/County Health Joint Update on School Reopening Guidelines at https://www.scoe.org/files/SCOE_County_Health_Statement_on_School_Guidelines.pdf
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