Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley said at this point the expectation is that the upcoming K-12 school year will look, in many ways, normal.
While the State Health Department and CDC recommend unvaccinated students and teachers mask up while at school Brumley said that decision will ultimately be left to the individual districts.
“This year we are not at this point; putting in place any form of mask mandate for the upcoming school year,” Brumley said.
Children 12 and older are eligible to receive a COVID vaccine but Brumley said they will not be requiring students to take the shot before returning to school in the fall.
“Families should work with their local pediatricians and make decisions that are in the best interest of their family,” Brumley said.
Brumley says there’s really only one hard statewide K-12 COVID mandate that will be in place.
“There’s an executive order from president Biden that requires a mask on all public transportation which does include school busses so systems will need to follow that,” Brumley said.
Brumley said they will also recommend districts maintain three feet of separation between students in the classroom.