Schools / Faith Based Organizations

Information

• WHO
  • Schools and COVID-19
• CDC
  • CDC- Community and Faith-Based Organizations
  • CDC- Considerations for Schools
• California
  • Industry Guidelines – Schools
• Contra Costa County
  • Health Office Face Covering Order

• CDC – MMWR – Camp Outbreak
• CDC – MMWR – Camp Successful Interventions
• CDC – MMWR – High COVID-19 Attack Rate Among Attendees at Events at a Church — Arkansas, March 2020
• Helping Individuals with Autism Wear Masks
• Helping Individuals with Autism Wear Masks and Complete COVID-19 Testing
• American Academy of Pediatrics -> Back to School Guide
• Impact of School Closures on Girls
• Domestic Violence / Child Abuse Risk- School Closure
• Resource -> COVID Explained
• UCSF Cares (Reopening School Project)

• Literature
  • LANCET- School Closure and Management – Rapid Systemic Review
  • LANCET- Lit Review Pediatric Cases
    • Children have an excellent prognosis.
  • NCIRS- COVID-19 In Schools – The Experience of NSW
    • Minimal transmission, if any, to other students
  • NEJM – Reopening Primary Schools During the Pandemic
    • Great paper covering the medical, social and ethical issues associated with school reopening.
  • NEFM – Testing and School Reopening
  • JAMA – Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Children Without Symptoms
    • Prevalence in the community reflects prevalence in schools.
  • LANCET – Determining the Optimal Strategy for Reopening Schools
    • “In summary, our findings suggest that reopening of schools can form part of the next step of gradual relaxing of lockdown if combined with a high-coverage test–trace–isolate strategy.”

Marin School District

• The Marin School District has emerged as a leader in school safety, re-opening and uniting stakeholders.
• Rethinking Schools
• Marin begins immunizing school teachers and staff
• References

News

• HealthDay – ED Visits for Peds Asthma Plunged Under COVID-19 Lockdown
• NPR – Are the Risks of Reopening Schools Exaggerated
• EDsource – Reopening Schools (Governor’s 1/2021 New Directive)
• US News – No Link Between School Reopening and COVID-19 Spread

Monitoring / Data

• The COVID Monitor: Monitoring COVID-19 in Schools

Tools

• CDC Indicators for Dynamic School Decision – Making
• CALCULATOR – Estimation of COVID-19 Infection Risk From Airborne Transmission During Classroom Teaching

Virtual Education

• Free Virtual Field Trips
• Masterclass
• Virtual Teaching Resources