A School staff who administer asthma medication to students should use good hand hygiene, including CDC has additional information about asthma (non-COVID related) for health professionals and schools here: Any decision about school dismissal or cancellation of school events should be made in coordination with your local health officials. These strategies are expected to extend across multiple programs, schools, or school districts within the community.You may need to consider extended school dismissals (e.g. When students need to use of the school’s stock inhaler, the inhaler should be used and cleaned according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Minimum number of days or hours per school year April 2018 There are many exceptions to instructional time requirements across states and not all of them are indicated in this 50-State Comparison. During extended school dismissals, also cancel extracurricular group activities, school-based afterschool programs, and large events (e.g., assemblies, spirit nights, field trips, and sporting events). Here are some strategies:Review and update your emergency operations plan in collaboration with your Work with your local health officials to determine a set of strategies appropriate for your community’s situation. Number of Instructional Days/Hours in the School Year Updated by Melodye Bush, Molly Ryan and Stephanie Rose August 2011. 2. Schools need to be ready if COVID-19 does appear in their communities. The guidance includes information about the following:The most important thing you can do now is to prepare. CDC has CDC is not aware of data regarding practices to prevent transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 or other respiratory viruses, when multiple people share one asthma inhaler.Students should be permitted to use their personal inhaler, as needed, to the extent permitted by state law and school policies. View the full instructional time database here. If a waiver is needed for state requirements of a minimum number of in-person instructional hours or school days (seat time) as a condition for funding. The Standards and Instructional Support Team at CDE receives the questions below each year although the School Auditing Office within the School Finance Office is the best office to answer specific questions. ,S�� �atLY�Li�3��a"�^�H&�0QLI�͔.4�槳ٴ�ַ̩6��,9Zz��ONK��Znk>=���ͪZ�ل��2���k�^�1�� �6�j^�U�����������QvUW�EE~����+��]�m�D��|V=�Y7w��V���^u�@5_Vw[H���m7��?_��H�d�e����j�,���jV���������j!�y���P Local media outlets may provide updates, since they often monitor this information.However, a small percentage of children have been reported to have more severe illness.
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CDC has Schools are advised to ensure adequate supplies are available to support healthy hygiene practices, and to routinely clean and disinfect objects and surfaces that are frequently touched.They are also working closely with local health officials to review and update their school emergency operation plans, and to determine if or when to dismiss schools.Look out for information from your school district. CDC has created To receive email updates about COVID-19, enter your email address:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These officials will help administrators determine a course of action for their child care programs or schools.You will likely dismiss students and most staff for 2-5 days. Protect yourself and your students by practicing and As public conversations around COVID-19 increase, children may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill with COVID-19.