Wake County Schools says the district would rely on the CDC for updating its pandemic policies in the classroom.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE FOR THEM. BACK TO YOU. >> ADAM, THANKS AS EARLY AS TODAY WE COULD LEARN IF THE CDC WILL EASE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM. WE’RE LESS THAN A MONTH TO GO BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL AND WRAL’S. NIA HARDEN IS LIVE AT GARNER HIGH SCHOOL WITH HOW TODAY’S DECISION COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE IN THE TRIANGLE NIGHT. >> YEAH, JEFF, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY COULD CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND EVEN COVID-19 TESTING IN SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA. AND WAKE COUNTY HAS ALREADY SAID THEY ARE GOING TO BE RELYING ON THE CDC FOR UPDATING THE PANDEMIC POLICIES IN CLASSROOMS. THE CHANGES COMING FROM THE CDC WOULD EASE QUARANTINE RICK RECOMMENDATIONS AND REMOVE THE 16 RULE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING. THEY WOULD ALSO IN RECOMMENDED COVID TESTING IN SCHOOLS. SOME WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO RELAX THEIR POLICIES, INCLUDING USING AT-HOME TESTING KITS INSTEAD OF ON CAMPUS, VOLUNTARY TESTING AND SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SEND STUDENTS TO COVID-19 ISOLATION ROOMS APART FROM THE SCHOOL’S HEALTH ROOMS. THE COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS A MASK-OPTIONAL POLICY IN PLACE. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN IF THAT WOULD CHANGE THIS FALL AS WELL. AND ALSO WE HAVE IN OUR STATE MORE THAN 60 COUNTIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK LEVEL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING
