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New rule for child quarantines
Pointing to a need to minimize the amount of time students are removed from in-person learning, the Florida Department of Health issued a revised rule that gives parents more authority to decide whether children go to school after being exposed to COVID.
SARASOTA, Fla. - Beginning Monday, face masks will be optional in Sarasota County schools.
On Sunday, the district announced that it is suspending its temporary emergency face mask policy due the latest COVID-19 community-spread percentage. However, the district encourages everyone to wear a face mask when indoors to help keep the positivity rate below 8 percent.
The emergency policy is in effect until November 23 and if the COVID-19 positivity rate in Sarasota County rises above 10%, face masks will once again be mandatory.
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