MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey updated the statewide 'Safer at Home' order on March 22 to better reflect CDC guidance regarding social distancing in schools K-12.
The updated language of the order reads: "These schools will be required to take reasonable steps to keep students from different households three feet apart from one another."
Previously, the order called for six-feet of separation between people from different households.
Other than this amendment, the order is identical.
Gov. Ivey issued the following statement regarding the updated language of the order:
“Alabama continues moving in the right direction, and we feel very optimistic that COVID-19 will soon be in our rearview mirrors. Until then, we want to ensure that we are doing what we know is right in Alabama, based on recommendations by the CDC and other experts. That also means that we can continue taking reasonable steps to return to normal.
“Alabama schools, for the most part, are setting the example for the rest of the nation, because the majority of our students and teachers are back in the classroom. These latest guidelines from the CDC make the return to the classroom even easier for our schools, and I hope that districts here in Alabama and around the country follow the science and get our kids back in the classroom. Students have not had a voice during the pandemic, and I think we can all agree that it is past time for students and teachers to have the opportunity to be back in the classroom.”
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