What are your kids' school policies on COVID?

Are kids even getting it anymore? When our school started in August I heard of one kid getting it in the 2nd or 3rd week. Nothing since.

I think the policy should be don't ask, don't tell.

My son has been in school for 9 weeks. You wouldn’t even know covid is a thing besides sitting every other chair in the lunch room.

School is back to normal. The only restrictions are on parents' interactions with the main office and teachers. Checkout policy and teacher/parent meetings are different. Class sizes are small (15 kids or so) and I think they eat lunch in their classrooms but they still go outside for recess.

My kid has been back at school for well over a month with most kids on campus and I haven't heard a peep about any kids getting the Rona. They have to wear masks and do the ridiculous forehead scanning thing when I drop her off.

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that are the rules

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Yet, I as a physician, can test positive 2 days after getting sick, and could be back at work taking care of immunocompromised ICU patients a week later.
CDC is making no sense here.

Kids have been in school for 7 weeks now, wearing masks and having some stupid arse zones that each class has to stay in for recess.
Haven't heard a peep about the Rona. I'd prefer they quit being dumbasses and let the kids live a normal life again and let them actually play with each other.

They check kids temps at the car at drop off (elementary level) and require mask from car to class room. Masks moving from class to class, if applicable. No public water fountain so they ask parents to pack a bottle of water for kids to drink throughout the day. Kids desks/tables are a little more spread out.

They just started tray lunches again a couple weeks ago. They were requiring kids to bring their own lunch but now it's either or.

Other than those no other major changes.

It seems like they are trying to make is as normal as possible at our school once the kids are confirmed no fever and in the classes. Which I think is nice.

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I've been pleasantly surprised how well my kids school has handled everything

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I agree. That's our experience as well.

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although our school does recess, they just have to stay in certain areas, which according to my 7 year old, nobody cares about either

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Forgot to add this to my post as well, same thing with our school. They don't really enforce it to much either from what our son says.

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Up here anyone that sits within 6 feet of a person that tests positive must stay home for 14 days. Even if asymptomatic; even if they test negative.
Are these rules similar around the state?

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Same here in Arkansas

My kids go to different schools.

Kid 2: Any exposure to someone with Covid (just close contact) the kid will stay at home and needs a negative test after 5 days to return. Kid will do online school during that time. If the kid had actual cross contamination like eating or drinking from same plate or drink of someone then they will be required 14 day stay. If positive for covid, then they follow cdc guidelines so 10 days after symptoms and 48 hrs fever free. He also has to wear a friggin mask all day.

Kid 1: They really don't have a protocol except if you are sick, don't come. If test positive then 10 days after symptoms and 48 hrs fever free. No masks. Just about everyone in his senior class has had it now. But it's a small private school so we're only talking about 17 people or so. He was only symptomatic feverish for 3 days. No positive test because we know better and girlfriend had one so we knew what it was without having to ground the whole football team.

All these teams needed to get the kids together and get exposure before the season started IMO. Some have done just that and don't have to miss games and time.