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NEW YORK (77WABC) — New York State is lifting COVID-19 restrictions for K through 12 schools ahead of the new academic year.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement Monday. Students will no longer have to isolate or quarantine if they are exposed to someone who is Covid-positive, and entire classrooms won’t have to be sent home when a single case is detected.
The move puts New York in line with new health guidelines recently unveiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New York City also announced new school COVID rules last week that included getting rid of the requirement for parents to fill out daily health screenings while keeping some vaccination rules in place.
