Some Missouri schools let students exposed to COVID-19 skip quarantine, go to class
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some southwest Missouri school districts are letting children who’ve been exposed to COVID-19 skip quarantine, come to class every day and participate in sports.
On Monday, after some parents and state health officials objected, one of those districts reversed course and said it will return to telling exposed students to quarantine. But three other districts will continue allowing them back in school buildings.
The idea to dispense with quarantines came out of the Newton County Health Department, which, after working with area school superintendents, drafted a guidance that says students who have been in contact with a positive COVID-19 case can “continue to attend school and school activities,” as long as they wear a mask and social distance. It said students would be closely monitored for virus symptoms.
Larry Bergner, administrator for the county health department, said he issued the guidance because too many students were missing school to quarantine. He worried about possible mental health issues and a lack of food in some students’ homes.
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