04/02/21
Chitra Goel
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) released new social distance guidelines for schools recently. This revised guidance on social distancing in schools reflects the new science-backed evidence on students physical distance inside the classroom.
New Social Distance Guidelines For Schools:
While the recommendation of 6-ft physical distancing still applies in common areas of the schools, the new K-12 school guidance and social distancing updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now require a minimum of 3 feet distance between students. However, the CDC s new classroom physical distance recommendation only applies with universal masking.
The new, updated operational strategy says: