Recommendations & Requirements

Review and update (as needed) relevant technology policies including data privacy policies, acceptable use policies, and policies related to accidental damage, theft, and loss of technology.

School employees and contractors are permitted to be physically present in school buildings for the purposes of conducting basic school operations, including remote live instruction, as determined by school administrators.

In classrooms where large tables are utilized, space students as far apart as feasible.

Teachers should maintain six feet of spacing between themselves and students as much as possible.

Post signage to indicate proper social distancing.

• Floor tape or other markers should be used at six-foot intervals where line formation is anticipated.
• Provide social distancing floor/seating markings in waiting and reception areas.
• Post signs on the doors of restrooms to indicate proper social distancing and hand hygiene techniques.

If a classroom has windows that can open, they should be open as much as possible, weather permitting. Considerations should be made for students with allergy-induced asthma.

If all students cannot fit in the classroom space available, a school may consider implementing a staggered school schedule that incorporates alternative dates of attendance or use of virtual teaching. If a staggered school schedule is adopted, schools should partner with community organizations to identify safe spaces where children can engage virtually, especially if family members work and children cannot be home alone.

Have staff monitor arrival and dismissal to discourage congregating and ensure students go straight from a vehicle to their classrooms and vice-versa.

Boarding schools should seek guidance from MDHHS regarding spacing, movement, and facility access.

Entrances and exits should be kept separate to keep traffic moving in a single direction.

Students who become ill with symptoms of COVID-19 should be placed in an identified quarantine area with a surgical mask in place until they can be picked up. Identified school staff caring for these children should wear a surgical mask, with the exception of students with special needs requiring aerosolized procedures in which an N95 mask is required.