ADADNonetheless, the new guidelines represent a significant reversal from CDC guidance issued last month that schools maintain six feet of distance between people. AD“Look, 100 feet is safer than six feet, which is safer than three feet,” former CDC director Tom Frieden said during a Washington Post Live interview this week. Therefore, it recommended six feet of distance between students and their teachers and among teachers and staff. At the three lowest levels, the CDC says, three feet of distance is sufficient for all schools. But at the highest tier, the agency recommends six feet — meaning schools would probably have to rotate students in a hybrid system.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2021 14:48 UTC