Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person Learning

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Somerville, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts

Level

City

Authority

G.L. c. 111, ss. 95-105; 310 CMR 11.05; 105 CMR 300.200; G.L. c. 111, s. 30

Issued

2020-11-02 Nov. 2, 2020

Effective

2020-11-02 (institutions already open in person had until Dec. 1, 2020 to submit a compliant plan) (read as 2020-11-02)

End

Not verified (school-year 2020-21) (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

Nov. 2, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• any K-12 educational institution in Somerville (public and private)
• all teachers, employees and any other individuals providing services in the school buildings

Functions reached

• IN in-person instruction conditioned on testing plan
• HR staff testing
• WF (parents' child-care availability)
• vendors providing services in school buildings

Collection

Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

1. Prior to opening for in-person learning, any K-12 educational institution in Somerville must submit to the Board of Health for review a COVID-19 transmission prevention plan... 2. The plan must require ongoing testing of all teachers, employees, and any other individuals providing services in the school building(s). 3. The plan must provide a detailed testing protocol to identify and swiftly isolate asymptomatic, pre-symptomatic, and symptomatic students who are COVID-19 positive.... 5.... a. Reporting identified positive cases to the Director of Health and Human Services within 24 hours b. Student and staff requirements for masks... e. Students' compliance with the Governor's order on the 2020 seasonal flu vaccine

Enforcement

Notes