By: Hunter McKee
After Gov. Kevin Stitt announced changes to local schools COVID-19 policies, a number of school districts expressed their feelings over the matter.
On Tuesday, Stitt announced that if schools follow the proper safety protocols, including requiring masks and social distancing, they could stop the mandatory two-week quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19.
“The biggest challenge facing lots of school districts is quarantining,” said Stitt.
According to the governor, this policy is intended to keep students and teachers in the classroom. He said refusing to offer in-person school is jeopardizing our kids’ education.
“So many teachers want to be back in school to help these kids, but they’re being denied the chance,” said Stitt.
By: News 9
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and state health leaders held a press conference Tuesday to announce changes to in-school quarantine guidelines.
In an effort to keep teachers in students in schools, Stitt and the state department of health said schools following proper COVID-19 safety protocols will be able to skip the mandatory two-week quarantine period for possible virus exposures.
“We need to put our students first, and we need to get them back in class,” said Gov. Stitt. “Refusing to offer in-person school is jeopardizing our kids education; it’s jeopardizing teachers careers; and it’s jeopardizing the future of the State of Oklahoma. Today, we’re announcing a new policy that will help us keep schools open safely. It will also help encourage and reward mask wearing in schools across the state. Moving forward, schools that enforce the use of masks will not have to quarantine students that were potentially exposed to COVID-19 unless t