CDC's New Stance on COVID Testing and Attendance

(from the Washington Post) Students who have been exposed to the coronavirus can safely continue in-person learning if they are regularly tested for the virus at school, avoiding disruptive at-home quarantines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC released two studies that show the effectiveness of what’s known as “test-to-stay.” School districts across the country have tried this strategy, though it is not widely used. The CDC studied test-to-stay alternative programs in Lake County, Ill., and Los Angeles County. Quarantines of students have been controversial because they interrupt learning as schools are laboring to make up for months of often substandard remote education.

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