Oklahoma State Board of Education approves safety protocols as recommendation, not requirement, for returning to school.
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Officials spoke on five coronavirus alert levels: green level, yellow level, orange - level 1, orange - level 2 and red level.
The state board of education broke down each level with guidelines for returning to school.
GREEN LEVEL
- Instruction - schools expected to offer in-person instruction
- Masks - strongly recommended for students, teachers, staff
- Visitors - recommend limiting
- Activities - allowable, but proceed with caution
YELLOW LEVEL
- Instruction - schools expected to offer in-person instruction
- Masks - required for students grade 4-12, teachers, staff
- required for PreK through 3rd grade students in common areas, not classes
- exceptions: meals, naptime, recess, PE (if distancing is possible or if unsafe)
- Visitors - required to limit
- Activities - recommend limiting gatherings, assemblies, events
ORANGE - LEVEL 1
- Instruction - schools recommended to use alternative schedules for greater social distancing or distance learning
- continue in-person learning for SPED, others unable to be served
- personnel continues to work on campus
- Masks - required for students, teachers and staff
- Exceptions: meals, naptime, recess, PE if distancing possible or if unsafe
- Visitors - required to limit
- Activities - buildings may not be used for extracurricular activities where distancing is not possible
ORANGE - LEVEL 2
- Instructions - schools required to use distance learning
- continue in-person learning for SPED, others unable to be served
- personnel continues to work on campus
- Masks - required for students, teachers and staff
- Exceptions: meals, naptime, recess or if unsafe
- Visitors - required to restrict visitors
- Activities - buildings may not be used for extracurricular activities, public gatherings
RED LEVEL
- Instruction - schools required to use distance learning
- continue in-person learning for SPED, others unable to be served
- personnel continues to work on campus
- Masks - required for students, teachers and staff
- Exceptions: meals, naptime, recess or if unsafe
- Visitors - required to restrict visitors
- Activities - buildings may not be used for extracurricular activities, public gatherings
For more information on the State Department of Education, click here.
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