Modifications to student quarantine policies in K-12 schools implementing multiple COVID-19 prevention strategies restores in-person education without increasing SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk, January-March 2021.
Patrick DawsonMary Claire WorrellSara MaloneStephanie A FritzHeather P McLaughlinBrock K MontgomeryMary BoyleAshley GomelSamantha HayesBrett MaricqueAlbert M LaiJulie A NeidichSarah C TinkerJustin S LeeSuxiang Tongnull nullRachel C OrschelnRachel CharneyTerri Rebmannnull nullJon MooneyCatherine RainsNancy YoonMachelle PetitKatie TownsClay GoddardSpring SchmidtLisa C BarriosJohn C NeatherlinJohanna S SalzerJason G NewlandPublished in: PloS one (2022)
School-based SARS-CoV-2 transmission was rare in 103 K-12 schools implementing multiple COVID-19 prevention strategies. Modified student quarantine policies were not associated with increased school incidence of COVID-19. Modifications to student quarantine policies may be a useful strategy for K-12 schools to safely reduce disruptions to in-person education during times of increased COVID-19 community incidence.