“We’re happy that we don’t have to quarantine the students and the adults,” said Toni Thompson, an SAISD associate superintendent. “We need employees at work as long as they’re well and we need students in school and as long as they’re well.”
School districts have updated their COVID-19 policies after the CDC relaxed guidelines that had kept children and employees at home.On Aug. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidelines as many San Antonio students and teachers were preparing to return to the classroom.In its update, the CDC no longer recommends quarantine for people exposed to COVID-19, nor a negative test to return to school or the workplace.
Districts are focusing on other measures, including cleaning and sanitizing, relying on updated air ventilation units and conducting some contact tracing. , a fact that troubles the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel, said Alejandra Lopez, the union’s president.Success! You're on the list.
Lopez said the union recognizes SAISD has measures in place that other districts have long abandoned and that it feels confident in the precautions the district will continue to take, like strongly recommending masks. but because of the governor and the limits that have been placed on school districts legally, the district hasn’t instituted an actual mandate, but we are strongly recommending everyone to wear masks to keep each other safe during this time,” said Lopez.
“Surges typically happen in the winter when you have exposure to everything else like the flu and other infectious diseases,” said Thompson. “We just want to continue with that support and then if we determine we don’t need it after that, then we’ll redirect our resources.
North East and Northside ISD schools will offer testing at campus nurses’ offices and will point parents to order free tests from the governmentEach district will offer occasional vaccine drives. Northside and San Antonio will publish a calendar for free COVID-19 vaccines on their websites. Both districts offered vaccine drives ahead of the school year to insured students and staff. North East ISD said it will not offer vaccines, due to their wide availability at pharmacies and grocery stores.
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