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COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidance for School Year 2021-22

HIDOE COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidance for School Year 2021-22 (as of July 30, 2021)

Hawaii State Department of Education (statewide school district; Superintendent Keith T. Hayashi (interim)) · Hawaii (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Level
State
Authority
HRS ch. 302A; Governor's proclamations (statewide face covering); DOH guidance
Issued
2021-07-30 July 30, 2021
Effective
2021-08-03 (first day of school) (read as 2021-08-03)
End
Indoor mask requirement for schools ended 2022-08-01 (read as 2022-08-01)
In force
Aug. 3, 2021 to Aug. 1, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all public and charter schools, students, staff and visitors
Functions reached
  • WF parents' workforce (quarantine of unvaccinated close contacts; classroom closures)
  • IN in-person instruction under masks and distancing
  • EC
  • TR school buses
  • AC athletics
Collection
Hawaii HI

Operative words

Indoor settings: Masks must always be worn correctly and consistently by all students and staff when indoors. The only exception is for eating and drinking... Drivers and passengers must wear a mask on school buses... All visitors must wear a face mask on campus... Are unvaccinated and have had recent close contact with a person with COVID-19 [do not go to school]... Maintain at least 3 feet of physical distance between students within classrooms... Maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance between students and staff

Enforcement

Department policy binding on all HIDOE schools and employees; implements the Governor's statewide face-covering requirement

Notes

The 2021-22 rules in force on Aug. 3, 2021 for the State's 257 public schools

Retrieval note

Live file retains the 'As of July 30, 2021' date.