Face Coverings

Face coverings must be used in accordance with CDPH guidelines unless a person is exempt as explained in the guidelines, particularly in indoor environments, on school buses, and areas where physical distancing alone is not sufficient to prevent disease transmission.

•Teach and reinforce use of face coverings, or in limited instances, face shields.

•Students and staff should be frequently reminded not to touch the face covering and to wash their hands frequently.

•Information should be provided to all staff and families in the school community on proper use, removal, and washing of cloth face coverings.

•Training should also include policies on how people who are exempted from wearing a face covering will be addressed.

STUDENTS

Age Face Covering Requirement (Revised per BUSD/BTA Memorandum of Understanding 10/08/2020

TK – High School: Yes, unless exempt

•Persons younger than two years old, anyone who has trouble breathing,anyone who is unconscious or incapacitated, and anyone who is otherwise unable to remove the face covering without assistance are exempt from wearing a face covering.

•A cloth face covering or face shield should be removed for meals,snacks, nap time, or outdoor recreation, or when it needs to be replaced. When a cloth face covering is temporarily removed, it should be placed in a clean paper bag (marked with the student’s name and date) until it needs to be put on again.

•In order to comply with this guidance, schools must exclude students from campus if they are not exempt from wearing a face covering under CDPH guidelines and refuse to wear one provided by the school.Schools should develop protocols to provide a face covering to students who inadvertently fail to bring a face covering to school to prevent unnecessary exclusions. Schools should offer alternative educational opportunities for students who are excluded from campus.

STAFF

•All staff must use face coverings in accordance with CDPH guidelines unless Cal/OSHA standards require respiratory protection.

•In limited situations where a face coverings cannot be used for pedagogical or developmental reasons, (i.e. communicating or assisting young children or those with special needs) a face shield can be used instead of a cloth face covering while in the classroom as long as the wearer maintains physical distance from others, to the extent practicable. Staff must return to wearing a face covering outside of the classroom.

• Workers or other persons handling or serving food must use gloves in addition to face coverings. Employers should consider where disposable glove use may be helpful to supplement frequent handwashing or use of hand sanitizer; examples are for workers who are screening others for symptoms or handling commonly touched items.