The Philadelphia School District announced Friday it would allow those who have been exposed to COVID-19 but show no symptoms to stay in school if they mask for 10 days, isolate and test for the virus if they begin to feel sick.
At schools with"active clusters" of COVID-19 cases across multiple cohorts, all students and staff will be required to mask. Masks remain optional in other district schools.
The so-called “mask to stay” policy comes as case counts are on the rise in Philadelphia, and is aimed at eliminating quarantines to “support in-school learning and reduce the strain on classroom coverage,” spokesperson Monica Lewis said in a statement.
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