FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Getting Kids Back in the Classroom: CDC, AAP Offer Guidance

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

The CDC released updated guidance—an operational strategy—to help local school districts get back to in-person learning. The goal, according to CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, is to get all children back into the classroom.

However, depending on the level of COVID-19 transmission in the community and the districts’ abilities to implement the mitigation strategies that are known to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2, some districts might have to