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THREAD: To safely return kids to in-class learning, schools will need detailed guidance on reducing Covid risk. They may have to look elsewhere, to state documents as well as foreign public health authorities that issued detailed, science driven guidance. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/reopening-schools.html
School openings across globe suggest ways to keep coronavirus at bay, and protect the safety of kids and teachers https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/school-openings-across-globe-suggest-ways-keep-coronavirus-bay-despite-outbreaks
Denmark and Finland issued detailed plans, and took important public health measures, to improve safety of children and teachers in the classroom. Their documents offer some thoughtful, science based guidance. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/07/06/reopening-the-world-reopening-schools-insights-from-denmark-and-finland/
Other countries like Taiwan also published science based documents that offer important public health guidance. https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/11/how-schools-in-other-countries-have-reopened.html
States, including Connecticut, have also issued detailed plans that provide science-based guidance on the circumstances under which we can safely maintain in-class instruction for kids. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/COVID-19/CTReopeningSchools.pdf
