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The Philadelphia school district requires students and staff to wear masks for the first 10 days of the school year, and pre-kindergarten attendees are required to wear masks year-round.
School district and city officials made the announcement in a letter to parents on Friday, saying most schools will be mask-free after the first 10 days of the school year from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9. .
The letter states that high levels of COVID-19 community transmission from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention require students and staff to wear masks in schools. It is recommended.
Students and staff in the district’s Pre-K Head Start program, the district’s income-focused pre-kindergarten program for ages 3-5, will be required to wear masks for the entire 2022-2023 school year, according to the announcement. there is.
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“For the first 10 days of the new school year, from August 29th to September 9th, all students and staff will be required to wear masks while in school, regardless of COVID-19 community level.” the announcement said. “PreK Head Start program students and staff are required to wear masks at all times, regardless of community level.”
There may also be isolated mask requirements implemented, such as during school-wide or classroom COVID-19 outbreaks, or when returning from extended vacations or vacations.
The district has also implemented a “Mask to Stay” program, allowing students and staff exposed to COVID-19 to remain in school but must wear a mask for 10 days.
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If a student tests positive for COVID-19, they must isolate themselves at home for at least five days, after which they can return to school if they are symptom-free, but wearing a high quality (N95 or KN95) mask. Must wear. For an additional five days, you must eat at designated locations,” the announcement reads.
Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News medical analyst and professor of medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center, said there was “no public health value” in having students and staff wear masks for the first 10 days of the school year. ” he said.
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“Overall, mandates are not working at all, so they only blur the question of whether there is public health value in actually doing this. If you are in and are at high risk, you may choose to wear a mask indoors.
“The 10-day order is kind of a sign of hypocrisy,” Siegel added.