Daily temperature checks no longer required under Kentucky’s ‘Healthy at School’ plan
Kentucky’s “Healthy at School” plan has new guidance when it comes to temperature checks. The Kentucky Department of Education and the Department of Public Health has changed a part of its COVID-19 plan based on new information from the Centers for Disease Control. Temperature screenings were initially required daily for all students and staff. Now, the screenings will only be necessary if those people are symptomatic. In a letter to families Thursday morning, the Oldham County superintendent said the district would follow that, ending the screening of all students.WLKY then reached out to Jefferson County Public Schools about it — and a spokesperson said the district would be reviewing the new guidance.Read more about the state’s “Healthy at School” plan here.
Kentucky’s “Healthy at School” plan has new guidance when it comes to temperature checks.
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Department of Public Health has changed a part of its COVID-19 plan based on new information from the Centers for Disease Control.
Temperature screenings were initially required daily for all students and staff. Now, the screenings will only be necessary if those people are symptomatic.
In a letter to families Thursday morning, the Oldham County superintendent said the district would follow that, ending the screening of all students.
WLKY then reached out to Jefferson County Public Schools about it — and a spokesperson said the district would be reviewing the new guidance.
Read more about the state’s “Healthy at School” plan here.
