The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the school’s social distancing requirements may soon be reduced.
CDC Director Rochelle Valensky told MPs A recent report found that a distance of 3 feet – with the use of masks – was sufficient to keep schools safe.
“As soon as our guidance came out, it became very clear that 6 feet is one of the things that kept schools closed and in this context science develops,” Valensky told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee to inspect and investigate Told on
Wallenski said the 6-foot segregation rule was the primary obstacle for widespread reopening of classrooms across the country.
Reducing the need away would prompt more students to stay together in their classes and complete an individual full return to school.
“There is a study published last weekend that was demonstrated in Massachusetts, where wearing 100% of the mask usually, that 3 feet was actually safe,” he said, adding that the CDC “updating our guidance Was looking for. “
But the push faces opposition from teachers who insist on the COVID-19 epidemic, posing a serious threat to students and staff.
Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has said the move would be premature.
The city’s teachers’ union did not comment.
In the country’s largest school system, roughly 70 percent of the children are still learning on a completely remote basis.
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