Children exposed to classmates who tested positive for COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine in Ohio, Gov. He added, however, that students should still quarantine if they failed to maintain mask or social distancing guidelines. Proponents of reopening schools amid the pandemic have argued that keeping children at home is bad for their mental health, and multiple studies have supported that notion. He also noted that in-person learning has positive effects on mental health and grants low-income students access to food programs. And members of both parties were increasingly receptive to the idea of reopening schools.

Source: Fox News December 30, 2020 21:11 UTC