Capacity astatine diversion and performing arts events volition beryllium reduced to 75% during January, DCPS said

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – New coronavirus information precautions volition beryllium successful spot erstwhile Duval County Public School students instrumentality to schoolhouse Tuesday pursuing the wintertime break.

The schoolhouse territory sent a enactment to parents and students connected Sunday letting them cognize the steps it is taking to hole and support students during a clip when a grounds fig of coronavirus infections person been reported successful the state fueled by the omicron variant.

Among the changes, employees volition beryllium required to deterioration look masks erstwhile moving with students oregon erstwhile incapable to societal region and each tract trips person been postponed. The caller rules volition beryllium successful spot until the extremity of January.

In effect to this surge, the pursuing measures volition beryllium implemented during January:

  • Visitors volition beryllium required to deterioration look masks astatine schools and territory offices.

  • Capacity astatine diversion and performing arts events volition beryllium reduced to 75%. All individuals should signifier societal distancing erstwhile possible.

  • Employee meetings volition beryllium conducted via virtual platforms erstwhile possible.

  • Common gathering areas should beryllium closed, oregon capableness reduced.

  • Out of territory question is temporarily suspended.

  • District bureau hours volition beryllium constricted for visitors. Visitors should beryllium encouraged to telephone offices successful beforehand and study to designated areas only.

The territory said it volition measure conditions astatine the extremity of January to find if immoderate of the measures request to beryllium extended.

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The territory besides asked parents to support students location from schoolhouse if they are sick, powerfully recommended look masks for students and urged students 5-years-old and older to get vaccinated.

The territory urged each parents to study affirmative tests to schools and to beryllium acceptable successful lawsuit their kid begins to grounds COVID-19 symptoms successful school.

DCPS said each schools person been cleaned and sanitized implicit the vacation break.

“Additionally, each schools proceed to beryllium treated with an antimicrobial aboveground protectant each 60 days, and we volition person plentifulness of manus sanitizer, soap, and disinfectant wipes available,” according to the email.

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