At least seven states say they will require K-12 students to wear masks regardless of vaccination status when classes resume
Arizona governor says schools can't force unvaccinated students to quarantine if exposed to Covid-19Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks during a bill signing in April. Ross D. Franklin/AP
“The policy must be rescinded immediately,” Ducey’s education adviser Kaitlin Harrier wrote to the two school districts. Nothing “restricts a school district from following guidance provided by federal, state and local public health authorities with regard to students who have been exposed to COVID-19,” lawyer John C. Richardson wrote in response to the governor’s letter.
“Simply stated, a student's temporary quarantine in conformance with guidance published by the CDC, the Arizona Department of Health and the Pima and Maricopa County Health Departments does not violate either the letter, or sprit of [the state law],” the lawyer for the school districts wrote. “Instead, this practice promotes public health.”
“A quarantine period for exposed, unvaccinated individuals is one of the only tools left to maintain a safe in-person learning environment,” Hoffman said in a statement to CNN. “Schools have a responsibility to ensure that our young, unvaccinated students are not needlessly exposed to COVID-19 or any other illness. I applaud public school districts and charters for following the guidance of public health officials to ensure student and staff safety this upcoming school year.
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