Watch: Dr. Fauci Says CDC Guidance For Schools May Be Changing to Permit 3 Feet Between Students in Classrooms
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Sunday morning on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed a new study out of Massachusetts that showed “similar” spread of coronavirus within classrooms when students were separated by three vs. six feet:
鈥淲hat the CDC wants to do is they want to accumulate data and when the data shows that there is an ability to be three feet [apart] they will act accordingly,鈥� Fauci said on CNN鈥檚 State of the Union.
鈥淭he CDC is very well aware that data are accumulating that 3 feet is okay under certain circumstances.鈥� (See the CDC’s most recent guidance for schools, released Feb. 12)
A few more details on the Massachusetts study referenced by Jake Tapper (which you can find broken down here): Researchers who examined 251 school districts in Massachusetts serving 537,336 students and 99,390 staff via in-person instruction during a 16-week period found “student case rates were similar in the 242 districts with 鈮�3 feet versus 鈮�6 feet of physical distancing between students.鈥�
You can find more recent data surrounding classroom distancing in our March 12 and March 5 briefings on COVID and education policy. See all our latest coverage of schools and students amid the public health emergency at The74Million.org/PANDEMIC.
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