COVID-19 has brought countless changes not only to our day-to-day routine in Fairfield and Westchester counties but to society as a whole. The return to school is an important and hopefully welcome step, but you and your children likely have many questions. Not all schools will resume on-campus learning this fall, but some will and others may follow in the near future. No matter when your child's campus reopens, you'll see changes designed to keep kids safe, such as spacing desks farther apart.
Schools will be making changes to their policies and operations with several goals: supporting learning; providing important services, such as school meals, extended daycare, extracurricular activities, and social services; and limiting the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Teachers and staff can teach and encourage preventive behaviors at school. Likewise, it will be important for families to emphasize and model healthy behaviors at home and to talk to your children about changes to expect this school year. Even if your child will attend school in-person, it is important to prepare for the possibility of virtual learning if the school closes or if your child becomes exposed to COVID-19 and needs to stay home.
Parents: Parents should ask their child’s teacher or school administrator to confirm the changes made in the school against Covid-19? What steps has the school taken to help make sure the safety of students? How will the school support the mental health of students and combat any stigma against people who have been sick? How will the school refer to children who may need referrals for specialized support? Will any of the school’s safeguarding and bullying policies change once schools start to re-open? How can I support school safety efforts, including through parent-teacher committees or other networks?
The following are the instructions that help parents to guide their children during the Covid-19 pandemic season.
Practice safe distancing: Children may also find it difficult to be physically distanced from friends and teachers while at school – you could encourage them to think about other ways to bond and stay connected.
Wear a mask: All guardians should speak with their kids to understand why they forced to wear a mask. Kids need to wear masks from coming out of the house to till they enter into the house, that means, children should wear a mask in travel and also in their classrooms. Masks should cover the nose and mouth and fit snugly under their chin. Children can use the same mask all day until it gets wet or soiled. So it is important to understand the kids that, how to dispose of the mask, and put a new one. Parents should dispose of the used mask which their kid used the whole day.
Keep hands clean: All classrooms should be kept with sanitizers, parents, and teachers will be forcing children to clean their hands well with sanitizers or soap and water throughout the day. Understand the children's handwashing at an early time is a good method to persuade a lifelong habit. Make your kid feel good about hand washing. Parents should understand their kids to clean their hands after touching anywhere.
Stay home if sick: Parents should inspect their child every day regarding the symptoms of coronavirus infection. So, greatly inspect your child all day with respect to the symptoms such as taste loss or smell lose, cold, diarrhea, headache, muscle pain, nausea or vomiting, symptoms of a cold such as a sore throat, congestion, or a runny nose, tiredness, a rash, belly pain, feeling very tired, fever, neck pain, red eyes, cracked lips, swollen hands or feet, swollen lymph nodes, vomiting or diarrhea. Parents should also alert the school administrator regarding symptoms.
Reduce sharing: Parents should warn the children to reduce sharing if it is not urgent.
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