{"id":"MET-NYC-044","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"New York City","state":"NY","metro":"NYC","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.","authority":"N.Y.C. Health Code s. 3.01; N.Y.C. Charter s. 556; Governor\u0027s EO 202.60 (Sept. 4, 2020) and NYSDOH Interim Guidance for Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools (July 13, 2020) (recited); ratified by the Board of Health Dec. 11, 2020","instrument":"Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require Schools to Meet COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements","title":"All non-public and charter schools in New York City: six-foot distancing, face coverings at all times on premises and at off-site activities, coordination with the Test and Trace Corps, reporting of every case, and 14-day quarantine of close contacts, through the end of the 2020-21 school year","dateIssued":"2020-11-05","effective":"Immediately; through the end of the 2020-2021 school year including 2021 summer sessions, or earlier rescission","end":"Modified Jan. 19, 2021 (quarantine length; ratified Jan. 25, 2021); rescinded May 10, 2021 (Ex. MET-NYC-045)","startDate":"2020-11-05","endDate":"2021-01-19","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["SCH","MASK","QUAR","EMP","CAP"],"addressees":["all non-public schools in New York City","all charter schools in New York City","students, teachers, staff, volunteers and service providers on their premises"],"clause":"hereby order that in addition to the requirements described in the State Guidance, all non-public and charter schools in New York City shall comply with the following requirements: All individuals on non-public and charter school premises must remain at least 6 feet apart to the greatest extent possible...; All individuals must wear a face covering on non-public and charter school premises at all times, and during all off-site non-public and charter school activities...; All non-public and charter schools must coordinate with the Department and the Test and Trace Corps...; All non-public and charter schools must report every case of COVID-19 to the Department... and cooperate with the Department regarding closing and opening of classrooms or schools as the Department determines necessary... Students, teachers, staff members, volunteers, or any other individuals providing services in the non-public and charter school having close contact with confirmed cases of COVID-19 must quarantine for 14 days from such contact...","enforcement":"\u0027Failure to comply with an Order of the Commissioner is a violation of the Health Code\u0027 (s. 3.07); DOHMH may direct classroom or school closures","functions":["IN in-person instruction (private and charter schools)","WF workforce (teachers and staff quarantines; parents)","AC activities and events","HR","CB families"],"notes":"Amends and replaces the Commissioner\u0027s Sept. 28, 2020 ZIP-code order. Reaches every private, parochial and charter school in the five boroughs for the whole school year.","sourceUrl":"https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/covid-19-school-requirements-order.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20201122074415/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/covid-19-school-requirements-order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":107564,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-NYC","url":"/library/MET-NYC-044","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-NYC-044","citation":"Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D, Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require Schools to Meet COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-044)","stateName":"New York","related":["MET-NYC-045","SEC-25-GM-013","SEC-25-GM-014","SEC-25-GM-054","MET-NYC-039"]}