NY Will Ease COVID Rules For Schools: ‘We’ve Been Through That Experiment,’ Hochul Says

New York state will ease its COVID-19 rules for schools this academic year, including an end to the random testing of students, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday, 1010 WINS reports. As kids get ready to return to classrooms in the coming weeks, the governor said the state is updating its guidance to reflect that of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently eased its guidelines.

The state health and education departments will be sending letters to local districts to reinforce their support for the new CDC guidance.

“The big news is no more quarantining, no more ‘Test to Stay,’ and the days of sending an entire classroom home because one person was symptomatic or tested positive—those days are over,” Hochul said. “We’ve been through that experiment.”

The state will no longer recommend students and teachers quarantine if they’ve been exposed to the virus. If they don’t have symptoms, they can stay in school and wear a mask for 7 to 10 days.

The state’s guidance, reports 1010 WINS, will still – absurdly – include:

• Wear a mask if you’re exposed to COVID-19

• If you feel sick, take a COVID-19 TEST

• If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for five days; return with a mask when symptoms resolve

• Schools can choose testing for “close contact” activities, like choir and wrestling

{Matzav.com}