School Operations:

Safely* Back to School

Resources for School Operations in the Time of COVID

New Information On Returning To School Safely During Covid-19 (American Academy of Pediatrics)
AF safety parameters for reopening schools
AF PPE ordering master list with links to purchasing
Where Does the Six Foot Guideline For Social Distancing Come From? (Quartz)
Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework (Full, unreleased CDC Document) See pages 18, 24, 30, 47-51 for subsections relevant to school reopening.
How to safely reopen schools after coronavirus closures (McKinsey)
Seven Steps to Sending Elementary School Students Back to School and Parents Back to Work (Medium)
Seating Charts - Impact of CDC Guidance on Physical Layout in Schools
Coney Island Prep's detailed compilation of health and safety research from a consulting group on returning to schools in this Researching the Return
Salesforce Webinar - Reopening Your Schools Safely. Recording here.
What Parents Can Learn From Childcare Centers That Stayed Open During Lockdowns (NPR)
CSGF Webinar: Public Health Expert Guidance on Reopening Schools recording. You can also read the summary guidance from Dr. Saha and Dr. Singh.
One-Way Hallways, See-Through Partitions, Handwashing Stations & Lunch in Class — Architects’ Models for Socially Distanced Schools (The 74)
Examples of hybrid learning schedules.

Click for compiled research on COVID-19 in kids.

‎Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes: Home From School with Dana Goldstein on Apple Podcasts‎Show Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes, Ep Home From School with Dana Goldstein - May 19, 2020

What are other countries doing?

Here’s how Denmark has approached returning to elementary school.
Teachers Around the World Tell Us Reopening Is Tough But Joyful (Edutopia)
School Reopenings in Europe Reduce Virus Concerns--Mostly (Politico)
After Reopening Schools, Israel Orders Them to Shut If COVID-19 Cases Are Discovered (NPR)
Here is how things are going in Australia (The Guardian)
Here in Beijing (Time Out)
Here in Europe (New York Times)
This is what it looks like in one school where students undergo sanitizing as they enter school
In Asia, Children Are Going Back to School. But Education in the Time of Coronavirus is Not Without Difficulties (CNN)
Children Return to School in New Zealand (Daily Mail)
How Do You Make Social Distancing a Little More Fun for Little Kids? (People’s Daily, China on Twitter)
Coronavirus: Inside a reopened primary school in the time of Covid-19 (BBC)
England Reopens Schools But Many Students Stay Home Amid Coronavirus Fears (Washington Post)
As Schools Reopen in Europe, Relief Combines With Risk (New York Times)

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