Unvaccinated but masked students no longer have to quarantine; COVID testing becomes weekly in NYC schools
Mayor de Blasio announced significant changes to school quarantine and testing policies. But entire elementary school classrooms may still have to quarantine if a teacher tests positive.
After just one week of school, New York City will make a significant change to its COVID quarantine and testing policies in attempts to keep more students learning in classrooms and align more closely to federal guidance.
Unvaccinated students who are masked and follow the social distancing guidelines of three feet will no longer have to quarantine if they are a close contact of a positive student, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The new rule will start on Sept. 27, which is when the vaccine mandate for teachers takes effect.