North Carolina health officials have released new guidance for K-12 schools that are designed to keep more students and staff in class even if they've been exposed to someone with COVID-19. The new guidance was released Thursday and takes effect Feb. 21. It states children and school workers shouldn’t be required to stay home following an exposure unless they have symptoms or test positive. The outgoing guidance often directed these people to stay home for five days. The new guidance keeps recommending that all school staff and students wear masks indoors. It's still up to local school boards to decide whether to make that a mandate.
New NC advice seeks to keep more virus-exposed kids in class
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