With some Rochester-area school districts already open, the state Thursday night issued guidance for opening schools across New York.
Governor Kathy Hochul’s office announced the official guidance for classroom instruction. It spells out how the mask mandate for schools ordered by Governor Hochul is supposed to work and makes recommendations for vaccination, social distancing and COVID-19 testing to monitor potential virus transmission.
It largely follows the CDC guidance issued by the federal government.
The Governor also announced that the New York State Department of