Governor DeWine lowers chances for students to quarantine

At the Wednesday, December 30 Coronavirus Press Conference, Governor Mike DeWine announced that the state is no longer recommending that students who have been exposed to a student who has tested positive for COVID-19 to quarantine, as long as all students have been wearing masks and the exposure took place in a classroom setting. Schools should continue to quarantine exposed students if masking/distancing protocols were not followed. This change doesn’t apply to after-school activities, like sports.

Governor DeWine said, “Ultimately, this is one more step to keep our kids in the classroom, which is where we want them to be.”

At the press conference Governor DeWine also extended the 10PM-5AM curfew until January 23. You can read more about the curfew here.