The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced new guidance for physical distancing requirements between children in schools, allowing for just 3 feet of space between students instead of the 6 feet it had previously recommended.
The new guidance, which will allow more students to be inside classrooms, does not apply to teachers and other adult school staff who still must remain 6 feet apart. Masks remain mandatory as well.
Students all must continue to maintain 6 feet of distance in common areas, such as auditoriums, and when masks are off.
Many schools had shifted to hybrid or part-time schedules to reduce class sizes in order to accommodate the 6-foot rule. The new guidance will free up space for more students to return to in-person learning.
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Why not 4 feet or two feet. What the f