The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page to provide additional clarity about how California’s shift to a reopened economy affects students, staff, and associated school activities.
The CDPH is waiting for updated schools guidance from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before updating its guidance specifically for California schools—the K–12 School Reopening Framework and Guidance. The current guidance is still based on the county color tiers that were repealed on June 15, 2021, when Governor Gavin Newsom announced the reopening of the state from the statewide pandemic shutdown. The dated guidance leaves many local educational agencies across the state wondering how the mid-June shift affects their summer and fall school reopening plans.
The hope is that these FAQs offer some interim clarification until the guidance is revised.
You can find the updated FAQs here.