The Washoe County School District released new guidelines for exclusions due to COVID-19 on Thursday.

Officials said to reduce the number of students being excluded from school, the district received updated guidance from the Washoe County Health District and the CDC to address the issue.

If individuals wear face masks properly to cover their nose and mouth, they are effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Masks should meet CDC recommendations in terms of quality.

If your student properly wears a mask in school and is greater than 3 feet but less than 6 feet from a person who tests positive for COVID-19, who also properly wears a mask during the contact period, your student will not have to be excluded from school if they are asymptomatic.

Additionally, face mask use is not a determining factor for an exclusion for close contact with a person who tests positive for COVD-19 that occurs when the individuals are less than 3 feet apart.

The use of masks only applies to students (not adults), and only in the school setting.

This change to our contact tracing protocol went into effect on September 7, 2021. It cannot be retroactively applied to exclusions that occurred prior to that date.

For more information, you can visit www.washoeschools.net/covid19.

(Washoe County School District) 

 

 

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