Table 6 Most Common Types of School Practices Included in State-level Guidance Documents to Create Physical Distance Among Students Enrolled in Brick-and-Mortar Public Schools
Category | Examples | # (%) (n = 16)b |
|---|---|---|
Canceling or postponing after school activities | Cancel performances, sports practices, or games | 11 (69%) |
Canceling classes or activities that occur during the school day with a high rate of mixing/contact | Cancel P.E.; cancel field trips; cancel choir | 7 (44%) |
Reducing mixing during transport | Suspend buses; discourage use of public transportation | 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 students to remain seated in classroom | 5 (31%) |
Reduced schedule | Shorter school week; shorter school day; students come on alternating days | 4 (25%) |
Suspending use of common areas | Lunch in classrooms rather than in lunch room; no recess | 4 (25%) |
Implementing standard workplace social distancing measures for teachers and other staff | Limit face to face meetings; cancel staff meetings | 3 (19%) |
Partial Closure | Closure of one class; closure of one grade | 2 (13%) |
Instituting home room staya | Children remain with one group of children all day and teachers rotate through the room | 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 density/load in common areas through altered scheduling | Let classes out at different times so fewer students are in the hall at any one time | 1 (6%) |
Limiting visitorsa | Do not allow parents or other visitors; restrict vendor access to school | 1 (6%) |