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DHS Schools COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | August 19, 2020
Governor Evers’ Office has just released the following:
Schools Outbreak Guidance
DHS is releasing guidance for schools today. Here is the link to the Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation, and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin. This document will be added to the DHS website this afternoon via the COVID-19: Schools and Child Care webpage.
We know the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic brings a unique set of challenges to Wisconsin school districts and local and tribal health departments. Ensuring the safety of Wisconsin students is key to furthering their education.
Wisconsin has 422 different public school districts, 230 charter schools, and 789 private and parochial school, each with unique needs and considerations.
Recognizing that schools that resume in-person instruction will likely experience outbreaks of COVID-19, DHS’s goal was to create a consistent but flexible approach to responding to outbreaks so our schools and local health departments had the tools and information they need to respond.
The reality of the current status of the virus in Wisconsin is that we will see outbreaks in schools. The fall semester is going to be a difficult one. It is important for us all to be supporting our schools and local health departments and allowing them to make the best decisions possible for their parents, kids, teachers, and community. We want local and tribal health departments to be prepared so that outbreaks can be addressed quickly and the students, school staff, and entire community can be as safe and healthy as possible.
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