February 15, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Survey Final results of Faculty Districts Collaborating in the COVID-19 Display and Remain Initiative

Governor Lamont Announces Survey Final results of Faculty Districts Collaborating in the COVID-19 Display and Remain Initiative

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12/17/2021

Governor Lamont Announces Survey Success of College Districts Collaborating in the COVID-19 Monitor and Continue to be Initiative

Extra Than 80% Of All General public College Districts Are Implementing Screen and Continue to be

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today declared that additional than 80% of public faculty districts in Connecticut are opting to take part in the state’s COVID-19 Display screen and Stay initiative, according to the results of a survey not long ago done by the Connecticut Point out Division of Schooling.

Below the initiative, which was announced by the governor very last thirty day period, K-12 learners and school employees recognized as shut contacts to a known COVID-19 circumstance but who are not still fully vaccinated will be ready to remain in college if they have been carrying masks and never produce signs or symptoms. Districts have the option of taking part.

“Screen and Stay is a single of the important resources in our toolbox to maintain schools open up, and most importantly, hold our college students in college,” Governor Lamont said. “Some of the most significant moments for small children are people that are invested in the classroom, learning equally social and educational capabilities between their peers and with their instructors. We want to increase the amount of money of time spent in school, even though minimizing disruption, and holding our learners, employees, and directors safe.”

The survey, which was executed involving November 18 and December 6, uncovered that 162 districts (81.4%) have selected to participate and 28 districts (14.1%) are opting not to take part. The remaining 9 districts (4.5%) documented to the condition that they are undecided. Education and learning Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker observed that the study outcomes may not reflect current participation as districts keep on to have the ability to choose in.

“Cross-company attempts have been aimed at finding and keeping our students discovering in person, where they discover very best and have accessibility to a continuum of supports from personnel, nutritious meals, actual physical exercise, and far more,” Commissioner Russell-Tucker reported. “The Connecticut Point out Department of Instruction is actively working with districts to manage accessibility to safe, healthy, and enriching in-individual understanding chances.”

“The fees of COVID with in-course masked transmission amongst students and faculty are particularly low,” Public Wellness Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said. “Aside from COVID, there are a whole lot of points kids escalating up nowadays have to facial area, and becoming in the classroom is exquisitely significant to maintain their schooling on monitor. We saw details from other states that executed related programs to Monitor and Keep, which showed very low rates of transmission even with the Delta variant. It is due to the fact of this science, coupled with paying notice to the social, behavioral, and emotional wellness of students, that we have accomplished far more than 80% participation with this program.”

**Download: Connecticut Point out Section of Instruction study results of school districts taking part in Monitor and Continue to be

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