La Paz County has met the requirements that allow schools to move to in-person instruction. | Stock Photo
La Paz County has met the requirements that allow schools to move to in-person instruction. | Stock Photo
La Paz County has met the requirements that allow schools to move to in-person instruction, according to a press release from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
“When it comes to Arizona’s children, our focus has been ensuring that students and teachers have a safe and successful academic year while regaining the immense benefits that in-person learning provides,” Gov. Doug Ducey said in the press release. “Now, guided by public health data, schools have a path toward a safe return to the classroom.”
The Roadmap for Reopening Schools in Arizona calls for masks to be used for in-person instruction, physical distancing in the school buildings, implementing more and enhanced cleaning and closing down communal spaces. In addition, students and staff will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms.
“Schools provide so much more than education to our children,” Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said in the press release. “Vital components such as nutrition, physical activity, access to health services and counseling, and social interactions ensure our children will grow up to be educated, safe and healthy. We greatly appreciate all of the steps Arizonans took to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in our communities so our children and staff could get safely back into the classroom.”
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