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are fu fundame menta tal to to child dev evel elopmen ent and w wel ell- being a and pr d provide de our c childr dren with h ac acad ademic instr tructi tion, social a and e emo moti tional s skills, safe fety ty, reliable nutr triti tion, physical/speech a and me menta tal health th th therapy, and opportu tuniti ties fo for physical a acti tivity ty, a amo mong oth ther ben enef efits.

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eyond s supporting t the ed e educational dev evel elopmen ent of children en, schools play ay a c a critical al role in ad addressing rac acial al and s social i inequity

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As such, it t is criti tical to to refl flect t on th the diffe fferenti tial i imp mpact t CO COVID-1 9 1 9 and t the asso ssociated sc school closures es have h e had o

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differ eren ent races es, et ethnic and vuln lnerable le p popula lations.

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policies shoul uld d conside der the following g key pr principl ples:

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policies es m must be e flex exible e in n respond nding ng t to ne new info forma mati tion, and admi ministr trato tors mu must b t be w willing to to ref efine e approaches es when en s spec ecific p policies es are n e not working. g.

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policies shoul uld d conside der the following g key pr principl ples:

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t is c criti tically i imp mporta tant t to to d develop s str trate tegies th that c t can be e rev evised ed and a adapted ed d dep epen ending on t the e lev evel el of viral tr transmi mission in th the s school a and th throughout th t the commu mmunity ty and d done w with th close commu mmunicati tion with th stat ate an and/or local al p public h heal alth au authorities an and rec ecognizing the d e differ eren ences es bet etween een school d districts, includ uding ur urban, s sub ubur urban, a and rur ural d districts.

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policies shoul uld d conside der the following g key pr principl ples:

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the e diver ersity of y youth s should b be e made, e, es espec ecially f for our vulner erable e populations, i including t those e who have e dis isabil ilit itie ies, a are med edically f fragile, e, l live i e in pover erty, have e dev evel elopmen ental c challen enges es, or h have e spec ecial h hea ealth care e need eeds w with the g goa

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policies shoul uld d conside der the following g key pr principl ples:

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No ch child sh should be ex e excluded ed from school u unles ess req equired ed i in o

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er t to a adher ere t e to l local p public h hea ealth mandates es o

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bec ecause o e of u unique e med edical need eeds. Pediatricians, s, f families, s, and sc schools s sh should partner toget ether er t to collaborativel ely i iden entify a and dev evel elop accommodations, w when en need eeded ed.

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policies shoul uld d conside der the following g key pr principl ples:

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policies s should d be guide ded d by suppo pporting the

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ll healt lth and w well ll-being of a all c ll child ldren, adolescents ts, th their fa fami milies, a and th their c commu mmuniti ties.

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policies shoul uld d conside der the following g key pr principl ples:

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f in-per erson l lea earning is w wel ell- documen ented ed, a and ther ere e is a alrea eady ev eviden ence e of t the e neg egative e impacts o

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en b bec ecause e of s school c closures es in the spring o

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thy ti time me away fr from m school a and associate ted inte terrupti tion o

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f supporti tive s services ofte ften r results ts in social i isolati tion, ma making it t diffi fficult t fo for schools to to identi tify fy a and address imp mporta tant l t learning defi ficits ts as w well as as c child an and ad adolescent p physical al o

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sexual al ab abuse, su subst stance use se, depressi ssion, and su suicidal i ideation.

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ence e indicates es t that c children en a and adoles escen ents are e les ess likel ely t to b be e symptomatic and les ess likel ely to h have e sev ever ere d e disea ease e res esulting f from COVID 1 9 1 9 inf nfection.

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In n addition, children en m may b be l e les ess likel ely t to bec ecome i e infec ected ed and d to s spr pread i d infection.

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f COVID-1 9 1 9 withi hin scho hools m must be b balanced with h the he known harms t to c children en, adoles escen ents, families es, and t the c e community by keep eeping children en at home. e.

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sc school year ar sh should st star art w with a a goal al of hav aving st students s physi sical ally prese sent in schoo

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. PL 1 42 and all ll subsequent IDEA le legis isla latio ion requir ire that students wit ith dis isabilit ilitie ies be giv iven an appropria iate e educatio ion in in t the le least restric ictiv ive env nvironm nment nt

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Can t the B Board assure parents o

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thei eir studen ent’s proced edural safeg eguards will be e met et in the e hybrid

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Can an the e Board assure e par arents that at the p procedural al saf afeguar ards will be e met et in t the d e distance e lea earning option? ?

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