{"id":437,"date":"2020-07-17T18:29:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T18:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2020-07-17T18:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T18:29:17","slug":"safety-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/?page_id=437","title":{"rendered":"Safety Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Masks<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is strongly recommended that students in 3rd grade and higher wear a face mask unless they are unable to do so for a health or developmental reason. We are asking that all students in grades K-8 bring a mask to school for times that social distancing of 6 feet is not possible (for example, standing in line for recess and the cafeteria.). During times that students can social distance 6 feet, mask are optional at the parent or guardian\u2019s discretion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who have difficulty wearing a cloth mask are able to wear a clear face shield during these times instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><strong>Social Distancing<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping a distance of six feet or more between people adds another layer of prevention against the spread of COVID-19 by minimizing the chance of coming into contact with the virus through respiratory droplets. Therefore, classroom desks or alternate seating options will be placed 6 feet apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent cleaning and sanitizing of the building, especially commonly used surfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each student will have his or her own supplies. Supplies will not be shared among students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limit the number of visitors to a school. Parents and other visitors to the building will not be allowed anywhere except the school office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hand washing and sanitizing: <\/span><b>Students, staff and volunteers will practice frequent handwashing for at least 20 seconds when hands are dirty, before and after eating, and after using the restroom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Each classroom and common area is already equipped with hand sanitizing stations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The water bottle filling station is the only part of the drinking fountain that will be utilized. All students are asked to bring a water bottle to school each day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masks It is strongly recommended that students in 3rd grade and higher wear a face mask unless they are unable to do so for a health or developmental reason. We are asking that all students in grades K-8 bring a mask to school for times that social distancing of 6 feet is not possible (for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldstmaryschool.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}