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School Perceptions and Attendance for Children with Medical Complexity during COVID-19 over Time
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Ryan J. Coller; Gregory P. DeMuri; Jens C. Eickhoff; Kristina Singh-Verdeflor; Gemma Warner; Sabrina M. Butteris; Mary L. Ehlenbach; Danielle Gerber; Barbara Katz; Shawn Koval; Michelle M. Kelly – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Disparities in school attendance exist for children with medical complexity (CMC) due to COVID-19. Longitudinal changes in family-reported school safety perceptions and predictors of full-time, in-person school attendance are unknown. Methods: This was a prospective, longitudinal cohort study with 3 survey waves (June 2021-June 2022)…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Chronic Illness, Child Health
Dynamic Masking: A Proposal of Burden-Based Metrics for Masking in K-12 Schools during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rowland, Leah C.; Klinkhammer, Martin D.; Ramirez, Dana W. E. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Ongoing masking of K-12 children has not been universally accepted despite recommendation from public health authorities. In states without universal mask mandates for schools, district administrators are forced to make masking decisions under significant local political pressures. There is a call for endpoints to masking to allow…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Challenges of COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in School Settings: An Initial Investigation
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Vo, Anh V.; Majnoonian, Araz; Ni, Jessica; Garfein, Richard S.; Wishard Guerra, Alison; Fielding-Miller, Rebecca – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Case investigation and contact tracing (CI/CT) are important public health tools to interrupt COVID-19 transmission. Our study aims to understand how parents and school staff perceive COVID-19 CI/CT. Methods: Using a mixed methods approach, we distributed a community survey and conducted 15 focus group discussions (FGDs) in English and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Parents
Caregivers of Black and Latino/a/x Students and School Personnel Perspectives on School-Based SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Implications for Testing and Test-to-Stay Programs In K-12 Schools
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Corneli, Amy; McKenna, Kevin; Dombeck, Carrie; Molokwu, Nneka; Taylor, Jamilah; Vergara, Lorraine; Benjamin, Daniel K.; Zimmerman, Kanecia O. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: "Test-to-stay" (TTS) is an effective approach for keeping students in school post-exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To prepare for school-based SARS-CoV-2 testing, we implemented formative research to gather perspectives on school-based testing among school personnel, as well as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Minority Group Students, Child Caregivers, School Personnel
Test-to-Stay in Kindergarten through 12th Grade Schools after Household Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
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Scott, Zeni; Uthappa, Diya M.; Mann, Tara K.; Kim, Hwasoon; Brookhart, M. A.; Edwards, Laura; Rak, Zsolt; Benjamin, Daniel K.; Zimmerman, Kanecia O.; the ABC Science Collaborative – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Test-to-stay (TTS) is a strategy to limit school exclusion following an exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We evaluated the use of TTS within universally masked kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) school settings following household SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Methods: Three hundred twenty-two…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
The Experience of 2 Independent Schools with In-Person Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Gillespie, Darria L.; Meyers, Lauren A.; Lachmann, Michael; Redd, Stephen C.; Zenilman, Jonathan M. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: In 2020, US schools closed due to SARS-CoV-2 but their role in transmission was unknown. In fall 2020, national guidance for reopening omitted testing or screening recommendations. We report the experience of 2 large independent K-12 schools (School-A and School-B) that implemented an array of SARS-CoV-2 mitigation strategies that…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, School Personnel