The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its guidance on school reopening and said that for most elementary and middle schools across the country, at least 3 feet of physical distancing is sufficient when masks are worn properly.For middle schools and high schools in areas with high community transmission, 6 feet of distancing is still recommended unless students can cohort in small groups.
And 6 feet is still required when students are not wearing masks—while eating lunch, for example."The science that tells us K through 12 schools can operate safely, we have seen data demonstrating this is safe even in areas of high community spread," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, said today during a White House