M-DCPS news release: '2021-2022 M-DCPS Back-to-School COVID-19 Safety Protocols' (Aug. 19, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida) · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida

Level

County

Authority

School Board's authority over district facilities and operations; recommendations of the District's Public Health and Medical Experts Task Force (recited); operating alongside Fla. EO 21-175 and DOH Rule 64DER21-12 (FL-063, FL-032)

Issued

2021-08-19 Aug. 19, 2021

Effective

2021-08-19 (for the 2021-22 school year beginning Aug. 23, 2021) (read as 2021-08-19)

End

Not stated; 'The District will monitor local conditions on an ongoing basis to reevaluate' (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 19, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all students, employees, volunteers and visitors of Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Functions reached

• WF workforce (parents of quarantined students; employee masking)
• SCH in-person instruction under masking and screening
• VL volunteers and visitors limited
• CB vendors and visitors to school sites

Collection

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Following recommendations recently issued by the District's Public Health and Medical Experts Task Force, M-DCPS is implementing a multi-layered approach to address COVID-19 with the following protocols for the upcoming school year: Facial coverings are mandatory for all students, employees, volunteers, and visitors while in M-DCPS facilities and on school buses. Students and employees may receive an accommodation for a medically documented need in accordance with federal law. Maximum physical distancing will be observed in classrooms, school buses, and cafeterias.... All schools will have a health screening area. The quarantine process will focus on individuals directly impacted by a potential exposure... Current quarantine protocols require isolation for 10 days, regardless of COVID-19 test results. Visitor access to school sites will be limited.

Enforcement

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