Marin County reached a major milestone Tuesday, as all schools in the county have returned to at least some in-person instruction.
How was Marin able to get kids back in classrooms so quickly?
Almost since the pandemic started, the county’s schools have been working closely with the public health department to develop best practices for getting kids back in classrooms.
Dr. Lisa Santora, Marin County's Deputy Public Health Officer, said that includes educating families about how to stay safe during a pandemic.
“The physical distancing is important, but we have now seen with research that students wearing face coverings and maintaining three feet distancing does not result in school-based transmission,” she told KCBS Radio. “And then, back to the basics of hand washing.”
Following those guidelines, Marin County announced Thursday that all schools had returned to at least some in-person instruction.
Mary Jane Burke, Marin County's School Superintendent, notes that milestone was reached without requiring teacher vaccinations.
“This is not with people fully vaccinated at all, so that’s why this is, I think, especially important,” she noted.
So far, Marin County has only had 11 suspected cases of in-school COVID-19 transmission, and none was from student to adult.
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