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But the board’s plan
does not require schools to absolutely follow the CDC’s or the state’s Smart Start guidelines for masking, social distancing and hygiene. It asks schools to meet those guidelines only “to the best of their abilities.”
That has the Fairbanks Education Association president, Sandra Ryan, concerned about the safety of teachers who could be exposed to the disease.
“There is just language that needs to be put into place and remind us of some of the great work we’ve already done with the district on protocols in place, that, unfortunately with the current directive from the school board, we’ll be hard-pressed to maintain them.”