Category | Examples | # (%) (n = 16 articles) |
---|---|---|
Cancelling or postponing after school activities | Cancel performances, sports practices, or games | 6 (38%) |
Increasing space among students during in-person instruction | Move class outdoors; re-arrange desks to increase space; divide classes into smaller groups; require that students remain seated while in class | 5 (31%) |
Canceling classes or activities that occur within the school day with a high rate of mixing/contact | Cancel physical education class; cancel field trips; cancel choir | 5 (31%) |
Partial closure | Closure of one class; closure of one grade | 4 (25%) |
Reduced schedule | Shorter school week; shorter school day; students come on alternating days | 3 (19%) |
Suspending use of common areas | Lunch in class rather than in lunch room; no recess | 2 (13%) |
Segregating students within common areas | Require that students only eat with classmates in lunchroom; require that students stay in assigned section of school yard | 1 (6%) |
Reducing the load on common areas through altered scheduling | Let classes out at different times so fewer students are in the hall at any one time | 1 (6%) |
Implementing standard workplace social distancing measures for teachers and other staff | Reduce face to face meetings; cancel staff meetings | 1 (6%) |
Reducing mixing during transport | Suspend buses; discourage use of public transportation | 1 (6%) |