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The Snohomish Health District suggests "limited in-person learning" for young and special needs students

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More than 80,000 laptops have been ordered for Guilford County Schools, but they haven't all arrived to be distributed in time for the start of the school year. | Pixabay

More than 80,000 laptops have been ordered for Guilford County Schools, but they haven't all arrived to be distributed in time for the start of the school year. | Pixabay

The Snohomish Health District has announced that it “strongly” recommends for schools to continue practicing "limited in-person learning" for young and special needs children.

That said, the Snohomish Health District highlighted that Snohomish County has reached the "high COVID-19 activity category of more than 75 cases per 100,000 residents in a two-week period."

Dr. Chris Spitters said in a press release that he strongly recommends "limited in-person learning for younger learners and high-need students."

Spitters added that in-person learning for advanced students is discouraged with the exception of high-need students.

“The current level and trajectory of COVID-19 activity in the community,” Spitters said in a press release. “These recommendations are a ceiling for what’s permissible, but not the floor. Each school and family needs to make decisions on what is best for them. We will continue to monitor case rates, hospitalization impacts, test positivity rates, and trends in cases occurring in schools. These recommendations may be revised if the COVID-19 situation continues to deteriorate in Snohomish County.”

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