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The guidelines for social distancing at public schools recommend far less space between people than the 6 feet standard encouraged throughout much of the pandemic.
On Tuesday, Feb. 23, Massachusetts announced a plan to return all elementary school students to the classroom by April.
When asked about COVID-19 safeguards for the schools, Commission of the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley said that 3 feet of distance between students, staff, and faculty is the goal for public schools, though if they are able to distance further - up to 6 feet - all the better.
“Our guidance says three to six feet, so we’ve always said from the beginning that we’re recommending three feet and if you can do more, you should do so,” Riley said, according to CBS Boston. “I would just remind people that in Europe and Asia, and in fact in many states in this country, people are at three feet or less.”
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