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I don't see how this is possible, even in a state with a GOP governor and state legislature.
https://www.newschannel5.com/rebound/safely-back-to-school/dept-of-health-wont-share-school-related-covid-19-information
"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) Tennessee leaders warn there will be school-related COVID-19 cases as students head back to class, but the state Dept. of Health does not plan to share any data from school cases.
In a media briefing on Tuesday, Tennessee Dept. of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said school-related COVID-19 cases won't be made public.
In a statement to NewsChannel 5, a spokesperson said the department won't be collecting formal reports either. The statement read:
"As Dr. Piercey noted during Tuesdays media briefing, we continue to prioritize privacy concerns related to COVID-19 patients. At this time we do not plan to ask school districts to submit formal reports to us about COVID-19 cases, and do not plan to systematically release school-specific information on cases among students and/or staff members. We do encourage school districts to keep track of cases within their district so they can best understand the burden of disease in their jurisdiction and take appropriate steps to mitigate further spread of illness.
Its important to note that we continue to do contact tracing and monitoring of cases, so anyone identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case will be notified by public health officials. In addition, we are providing data on COVID-19 cases among school-aged children for each Tennessee county in a new downloadable data set, available on our website at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov/data/downloadable-datasets.html [tn.gov]."...(more)
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)This state is such a shithole!
enough
(13,255 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)The school district I live in has FAQs about how online only & hybrid models will work.
The big, obvious question being how the district will proceed when students or teachers become ill with covid. Will students & teachers be quarrantined?
NO! 🤬🤬🤬
And parents of students who chose online only schooling REQUIRED to attend HUGE, in person meeting to sign a form.