By a vote of 6-1, the committee OKed a policy for the district developed in consultation with local physicians, the district s union and local boards of health. Speaking as the leader of the district, I m trying to keep my vision focused solely on the big prize, which is threefold: getting students back in, keeping students in and keeping our students, their families, our staff and the community safe, Superintendent Jason McCandless said in presenting the proposal to the committee. McCandless said the policy he drafted was based on language from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the new rule, the district will require three things from families who travel outside the commonwealth for more than 24 hours before their children can return to in-person learning: a negative PCR test taken five days or later after returning to Massachusetts; a seven-day quarantine period; and no symptoms of COVID-19.