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K-12 Quarantine in Ohio (guidance to schools and local health departments)

K-12 Quarantine in Ohio

Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (State)

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Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
State
Authority
R.C. 3707.08 (local health department quarantine authority); R.C. 3707.16
Issued
2021-08-31 Aug. 31, 2021
Effective
2021-08-31 (2021-22 school year) (read as 2021-08-31)
End
Superseded by the 'Mask to Stay, Test to Play' alternative of Oct. 2021 (post-period) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 31, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • K-12 schools
  • local health departments
  • students and staff identified as direct contacts
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (parents of quarantined students; quarantined staff)
  • IN in-person instruction
  • EC after-school care
  • AC extracurriculars
Collection
Ohio OH

Operative words

Local health departments have authority to implement the quarantine and isolation process in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 3707.08.... Quarantine is NOT required if the direct contact has no symptoms and any of the three criteria below are met. The direct contact is fully vaccinated. OR The school requires masks, maintains physical distance of 3 feet or more, and has documented COVID-19 prevention plans in place. OR In schools that do not have mask requirements, the direct contact was wearing a mask and maintained physical distance of 3 feet or more.... For those not meeting the above criteria, they must follow quarantine procedures.

Enforcement

Guidance; the quarantine orders themselves issued from local health departments under R.C. 3707.08 (a violation of a board-of-health quarantine order is punishable under R.C. 3707.48 and 3707.99)

Notes

The State-level architecture of school quarantine in 2021 Q3 in a State without a statewide school mask order: unmasked direct contacts in schools without mask requirements were quarantined by local health departments.

Retrieval note

Document dated Aug. 31, 2021 on its face; graded primary as ODH's own text, but it is guidance, not an order.