{"id":864,"date":"2020-10-01T14:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:07:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:07:13","slug":"fact-sheets-on-safe-opening-of-k-12-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/projects\/safe-opening\/fact-sheets-on-safe-opening-of-k-12-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Sheets on Safe Opening of K-12 Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Samantha Blakemore<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. Ellie Murray<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As part of the safe opening team, students are creating a series of infographics and fact sheets to help staff and families be prepared. The first is a fact sheet listing recommendations for the use of cloth face masks in K-12 schools.<\/p>\n<h4>Guidance for the Use of Cloth Masks in K-12 Schools<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1649\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-875 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks.png 1275w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks-492x636.png 492w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks-768x993.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/files\/2020\/10\/Schools_Guidance_COVID_Masks-1188x1536.png 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Infographic details<\/h5>\n<p>Guidance for the Use of Cloth Masks in K-12 Schools<\/p>\n<p>Image: Hands holding a cloth face mask<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage the wearing of cloth face masks as part of your school reopening plan, especially in situations where distancing is difficult to maintain<\/li>\n<li>Include several cloth face masks on school supply lists<\/li>\n<li>Have extra face masks on hand to provide to students, teachers, staff, and visitors as needed<\/li>\n<li>Provide face masks with a clear window to teachers and staff who interact with students who rely on lip reading to learn<\/li>\n<li>Ensure all cloth face masks are of high quality, fit closely to the face, and are made with 2-3 layers of fabric<\/li>\n<li>Educate students, parents, teachers, and staff on the correct use of cloth face masks<\/li>\n<li>Wash or sanitize hands before putting face mask on<\/li>\n<li>Avoid touching face mask while wearing it<\/li>\n<li>Wash face masks between uses<\/li>\n<li>Cloth face masks should be stored in separate spaces designated for each student when not being worn, and should not be shared or swapped<\/li>\n<li>Face shields are not a replacement for face masks &#8211; cloth face masks should be worn even when wearing a face shield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha Blakemore Mentor: Dr. Ellie Murray As part of the safe opening team, students are creating a series of infographics and fact sheets to help staff and families be prepared. The first is a fact sheet listing recommendations for the use of cloth face masks in K-12 schools. Guidance for the Use of Cloth Masks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17940,"featured_media":0,"parent":768,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17940"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":879,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/864\/revisions\/879"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-corps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}