{"id":"MET-MIA-095","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Miami-Dade County Public Schools (School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida)","state":"FL","metro":"MIA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Communications (news release)","authority":"School Board\u0027s authority over district facilities and operations; recommendations of the District\u0027s Public Health and Medical Experts Task Force (recited); operating alongside Fla. EO 21-175 and DOH Rule 64DER21-12 (FL-063, FL-032)","instrument":"M-DCPS news release: \u00272021-2022 M-DCPS Back-to-School COVID-19 Safety Protocols\u0027 (Aug. 19, 2021)","title":"Mandatory facial coverings for all students, employees, volunteers and visitors in M-DCPS facilities and on school buses; maximum physical distancing; health screening areas; 10-day isolation; limited visitor access; vaccination encouraged","dateIssued":"2021-08-19","effective":"2021-08-19 (for the 2021-22 school year beginning Aug. 23, 2021)","end":"Not stated; \u0027The District will monitor local conditions on an ongoing basis to reevaluate\u0027","startDate":"2021-08-19","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","MASK","QUAR","EMP"],"addressees":["all students, employees, volunteers and visitors of Miami-Dade County Public Schools"],"clause":"Following recommendations recently issued by the District\u0027s Public Health and Medical Experts Task Force, M-DCPS is implementing a multi-layered approach to address COVID-19 with the following protocols for the upcoming school year: Facial coverings are mandatory for all students, employees, volunteers, and visitors while in M-DCPS facilities and on school buses. Students and employees may receive an accommodation for a medically documented need in accordance with federal law. Maximum physical distancing will be observed in classrooms, school buses, and cafeterias.... All schools will have a health screening area. The quarantine process will focus on individuals directly impacted by a potential exposure... Current quarantine protocols require isolation for 10 days, regardless of COVID-19 test results. Visitor access to school sites will be limited.","enforcement":"District policy","functions":["WF workforce (parents of quarantined students; employee masking)","SCH in-person instruction under masking and screening","VL volunteers and visitors limited","CB vendors and visitors to school sites"],"notes":"The State\u0027s DOH Rule 64DER21-12 (Aug. 6, 2021) required a parental opt-out from school mask rules; the district\u0027s protocol as released contains a medical accommodation only","sourceUrl":"http://news.dadeschools.net/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":589522,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-MIA","url":"/library/MET-MIA-095","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-MIA-095","citation":"Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Communications (news release), M-DCPS news release: \u00272021-2022 M-DCPS Back-to-School COVID-19 Safety Protocols\u0027 (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-MIA-095)","stateName":"Florida","related":[]}