How Schools Plan to Reopen in Every State

Alabama
> Weekly schedule changes: 2 days in school alternating AM and PM schedule, 3 days remote learning
> Daily routine changes: Reinforce hand-washing, limit use of classroom materials
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for nurses and school visitors
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Reduce class sizes, limit entries and exits to school, use gyms as classrooms
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed

Alaska
> Weekly schedule changes: Based on community spread, elementary school in-person, middle and high school online
> Daily routine changes: Based on community spread, extended dismissal times, scheduled arrival times
> Mask or face covering rules: Encouraged whenever possible
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature and symptom screening for all students and staff
> Classroom space organization: Based on community spread; same groups every day, reduce mixing of students, space desks 6 feet apart
> Extracurricular activities status: Based on community spread

Arizona
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Assigned seating, designated arrival times or locations, serve lunch in classrooms
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for everyone when physical distancing is not possible
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature and symptom checks
> Classroom space organization: Reduce class sizes, reorganize classrooms to allow 6 feet between students; install physical barriers
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance, up to each district

Arkansas
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classrooms; no gatherings in hallways and cafeterias; rotating teachers, not students
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for children 10+ on buses, drivers, required for adults and students 10+ in school buildings
> Health screening precautions: Have screening stations, screening signs
> Classroom space organization: Repurpose unused spaces, modify existing spaces to allow for maximum distancing of students and staff
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

California
> Weekly schedule changes: Based on community spread, alternate distance learning days with in-person days
> Daily routine changes: Stagger cafeteria use, lunch in classrooms or outdoors, limit gatherings
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for adults and students 3rd grade and up
> Health screening precautions: Daily screening and temperature checks, hand-washing required before entering school
> Classroom space organization: Reduce class sizes, remain in same rooms, have portable hand-washing stations
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, physical distance required, should take place outside

Colorado
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, maximize in-person learning
> Daily routine changes: Encourage frequent hand-washing, staggered arrival and dismissal times, assigned seats
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for students 11+, required for staff and if 6 feet distance cannot be maintained
> Health screening precautions: Temperature and symptom screenings for all at home or on site
> Classroom space organization: Same groups every day if 6 feet physical distance cannot be maintained, direct flow of movement in hallways, install physical barriers
> Extracurricular activities status: Vary by reopening phase

Connecticut
> Weekly schedule changes: Prepare for full reopening and hybrid model
> Daily routine changes: Less free movement through school facilities, assigned seating, frequent hand-washing
> Mask or face covering rules: Masks required for all when inside school
> Health screening precautions: Maximize social distancing, students bring their own water
> Classroom space organization: Same groups every day Grades K-8, use gyms and auditoriums for classrooms
> Extracurricular activities status: Allow completely independent ones like yoga

Delaware
> Weekly schedule changes: Mix of in-person and remote instruction
> Daily routine changes: Direct flow of people in common areas, do activities that allow for social distancing, minimizing mixing of classes
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff and grades 4-12, recommended for Pre-K – 3 grade
> Health screening precautions: Parents check students for symptoms every morning
> Classroom space organization: Individual desks, minimize table seating, use outdoor space for classrooms, desks face the same direction
> Extracurricular activities status: Canceling recommended, off-site trips discontinued

Florida
> Weekly schedule changes: In-person, unless barred by local directives
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classrooms or outdoors, no sharing of supplies
> Mask or face covering rules: Up to each school
> Health screening precautions: Set up secondary clinic for kids showing symptoms
> Classroom space organization: Same groups every day, convert cafeterias, libraries, gyms, auditoriums, and outdoor areas into classrooms
> Extracurricular activities status: Virtual activities

Georgia
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Walking zones for in-person drop-off, schedule arrival times, schedule many outdoor activities
> Mask or face covering rules: Personal choice
> Health screening precautions: Students wash their desks daily, ban sharing of supplies
> Classroom space organization: Close every other row of seats; use separate partitions in open spaces; use markings on floors or walls
> Extracurricular activities status: Not those that require close guarding and contact

Hawaii
> Weekly schedule changes: First 9 days will be half days; prioritize in-person classes for young kids
> Daily routine changes: Same groups every day, organize more virtual activities, lunch in classroom, stagger arrival and dismissal protocols
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for all outside the classroom and when 6 feet spacing is not possible
> Health screening precautions: Daily health screenings
> Classroom space organization: Install physical barriers, maintain physical distancing, keep desks at least 3 feet apart
> Extracurricular activities status: Canceling recommended

Idaho
> Weekly schedule changes: Hybrid instruction based on community transmission
> Daily routine changes: Limit physical interaction through group work, designate arrival points
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for all when practical
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom and temperature checks for all
> Classroom space organization: Use large spaces for classrooms, remove unused desks, maximize social distancing
> Extracurricular activities status: Based on community spread

Illinois
> Weekly schedule changes: Most schools will resume in-person instruction
> Daily routine changes: Schedule restroom breaks, stagger arrivals and dismissals, restrict sharing of any items, stagger indoor and outdoor play
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for all students age 5+
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screenings and temperature checks for all
> Classroom space organization: Rearrange desks to allow 6-foot distance in all directions, keep windows open, mark path of travel inside the classroom
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Indiana
> Weekly schedule changes: Most schools offer option of full-time in-person or remote instruction
> Daily routine changes: Stay in single classroom, no mixing of classes or grade levels, discourage attendance awards, assign students to entrances
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for school staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature screenings
> Classroom space organization: Rearrange desks facing same direction, assigned seating, consider broadcasting in-class instruction to multiple locations in the school
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Iowa
> Weekly schedule changes: At least 50% of classes in person
> Daily routine changes: Up to each school
> Mask or face covering rules: Not recommended but allowed
> Health screening precautions: Up to each school
> Classroom space organization: Post signs on how to stop the spread of the virus, properly wash hands
> Extracurricular activities status: Up to each school

Kansas
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each school, use hybrid learning when disease spreads
> Daily routine changes: Designate single entry and exit points, staggered arrival and dismissal times, change bell schedule to minimize foot traffic
> Mask or face covering rules: Masks for staff, visitors, and most students required
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for staff
> Classroom space organization: Install physical barriers, physical guides to direct traffic, seating areas at least 6 feet apart
> Extracurricular activities status: Pursue virtual activities

Kentucky
> Weekly schedule changes: Delay of in-person instruction recommended until Sept. 28
> Daily routine changes: Schedule arrival and dismissal times, direct traffic flow in hallways
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended or required, depending on local virus transmission level
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Mark seating and desk locations, maintain social distancing
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed with social distancing precautions

Louisiana
> Weekly schedule changes: Reopen in phases; up to each school
> Daily routine changes: Hand-washing at least every two hours, remain separated even outdoors
> Mask or face covering rules: Required; students who can’t wear them will be in static groups
> Health screening precautions: Daily health and temperature screenings
> Classroom space organization: Same groups every day, 10 people, including adults, per class, separate groups with walls or partitions when indoors
> Extracurricular activities status: Based on reopening phase

Maine
> Weekly schedule changes: Based on community spread
> Daily routine changes: Interdisciplinary courses, 6 feet of physical distancing is required during lunch
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for adults, required for students age 5+
> Health screening precautions: Symptom screening for all
> Classroom space organization: Keep students in small groups, increase spacing, mark one-way directions if possible
> Extracurricular activities status: Restricted

Maryland
> Weekly schedule changes: 2-3 days a week in school, longer school days
> Daily routine changes: Restrict students from changing classrooms, stagger school bus schedules, one way routes in hallways
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for staff
> Classroom space organization: Reduce class sizes, place desks 6 feet from each other, facing the same direction, install physical barriers
> Extracurricular activities status: Not allowed

Massachusetts
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, based on community spread, start postponed until Sept. 16, academic year cut to 170 days
> Daily routine changes: Limit traffic in hallways, spend time in same groups
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for grade 2 and up, encouraged for the rest
> Health screening precautions: Temperature checks are not recommended
> Classroom space organization: Same groups every day for elementary students, no maximum number for class size but students must be 6 feet apart, use large spaces for classrooms
> Extracurricular activities status: TBD

Michigan
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, online classes must be an option
> Daily routine changes: Reinforce proper hand-washing techniques required, hand-washing every 2-3 hours, limit use of classroom materials
> Mask or face covering rules: Required
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Desks at least 6 feet apart, facing same direction, reduce class sizes, post signs showing proper social distancing
> Extracurricular activities status: Not allowed

Minnesota
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Schedule hygiene routines, floor/seating markings in common areas, arrival and dismissal monitored
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for students, staff, and others in schools, offices, and transportation
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom and temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Give students as much space as possible, consider using transparent dividers
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Mississippi
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, start delayed in some schools
> Daily routine changes: Stagger cafeteria use
> Mask or face covering rules: Required indoors and outdoors when social distancing is not possible
> Health screening precautions: Routine symptom and temperature screening
> Classroom space organization: 6 foot distancing is recommended
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Missouri
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Assigned seating, lunch in classrooms
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for staff and faculty only
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screenings
> Classroom space organization: Desks should face the same direction, be 6 feet apart if possible
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Montana
> Weekly schedule changes: Students may alternate school days or attend half days, allow for cleaning time in classrooms
> Daily routine changes: Lunches suggested to be served in classrooms, staggered arrival times
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for all students and staff
> Health screening precautions: Visitor temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Separate desks as much as possible, break large classes in small groups, close gyms, playgrounds, and libraries
> Extracurricular activities status: Canceling recommended

Nebraska
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, based on community spread
> Daily routine changes: Frequent and proper hand-washing
> Mask or face covering rules: Up to each school
> Health screening precautions: Visitors wash hands before entering the school, symptom self-screen
> Classroom space organization: Move high school choirs to larger spaces, or practice in smaller groups
> Extracurricular activities status: Only sports is allowed to continue

Nevada
> Weekly schedule changes: Aim for in-person instruction, plan for online learning
> Daily routine changes: Limit use of common areas like playgrounds, teachers rotate, not students, restroom rotation
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for staff and students
> Health screening precautions: Post signs about proper hand-washing and other ways to stop the virus spread in visible locations, recommended symptom checks for staff and student
> Classroom space organization: Desks to be 6 feet apart, install markings
> Extracurricular activities status: Sports allowed to continue, no live audience

New Hampshire
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each school district
> Daily routine changes: Stagger dismissal, stagger meal times, serve lunch in classroom, monitor hallways to direct movement
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended
> Health screening precautions: Daily health screenings for staff, students
> Classroom space organization: Desks to be placed 3 to 6 feet apart, all desks should face in the same direction, assigned seats, use gym as classrooms
> Extracurricular activities status: Up to each school

New Jersey
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, focus on hybrid learning
> Daily routine changes: Staggering meal times, recess held in staggered shifts, gym classes in marked areas
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for school staff and visitors
> Health screening precautions: Screening for symptoms and history of exposure
> Classroom space organization: Install physical barriers between desks, desks face the same direction
> Extracurricular activities status: Avoid close-group activities

New Mexico
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Longer meal periods, no large gatherings, limit mixing between groups, staggered class changed
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for students and staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Limit in-person classes to 50% of classroom capacity,a space seating, utilize outdoor seating as practicable, students in same groups
> Extracurricular activities status: Sports, some activities allowed, eliminate field trips

New York
> Weekly schedule changes: 1-3 days a week in-person instruction
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classroom, restrict use of hallways, frequent hand-washing, limit gatherings in small spaces
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if 6 feet cannot be maintained
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for all
> Classroom space organization: Use large common areas for classrooms, keep students in same groups, use visual aids for traffic flow
> Extracurricular activities status: Canceling sports recommended

North Carolina
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Frequent hand-washing, lunch in classrooms
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for teachers and students K-12 > Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: One-way hallways, students in same groups, installing physical barriers
> Extracurricular activities status: Ban activities that bring many people together

North Dakota
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to school district
> Daily routine changes: Students in same groups, group sizes should be no more than 15 people
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for all students and staff, especially when physical distancing is difficult to maintain
> Health screening precautions: Testing for COVID-19 based on risk level
> Classroom space organization: Use large areas such as gyms and playgrounds to hold classes
> Extracurricular activities status: Canceling recommended

Ohio
> Weekly schedule changes: 2-3 days a week in schools
> Daily routine changes: Frequent hand-washing and cleaning, practice social distancing
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff
> Health screening precautions: Symptom screenings
> Classroom space organization: Social distancing required, keep students in same groups
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Oklahoma
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classrooms, stagger recess times, keep students in groups in playgrounds, scheduled rotation of students
> Mask or face covering rules: Encouraged for staff and students
> Health screening precautions: Recommended temperature self-screenings at home
> Classroom space organization: Use larger spaces such as gyms as classrooms, place desks 6 feet apart, pointing in the same direction, divide playgrounds in zones
> Extracurricular activities status: Virtual activities and events

Oregon
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, based on community spread
> Daily routine changes: Students should remain in one classroom environment for the duration of the learning day, including lunch
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff and students
> Health screening precautions: Screen students and staff for COVID-19 symptoms
> Classroom space organization: Establish a minimum of 35 square feet per person when determining room capacity, install physical barriers
> Extracurricular activities status: Allow sports

Pennsylvania
> Weekly schedule changes: Based on community spread
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classrooms, restricted interactions between groups
> Mask or face covering rules: Required unless social distancing can be maintained
> Health screening precautions: Symptom screening before entering the school
> Classroom space organization: Students 6 feet apart, use gyms as classrooms, place desks facing the same direction
> Extracurricular activities status: Limit social distancing and masks required

Rhode Island
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to school district
> Daily routine changes: Maintain stable group sizes, lunch classrooms, assign bathroom times when possible
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if maintaining 6 feet apart is difficult
> Health screening precautions: At-home or on-site symptom screening, temperature checks
> Classroom space organization: Reduce class sizes if necessary, recommended to us partitions, other dividers to create separation between students
> Extracurricular activities status: Field trips are not recommended

South Carolina
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each school, only 22% start in-person full time
> Daily routine changes: Routinely clean frequently touched surfaces
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for students and staff who ride the state’s pupil transportation system
> Health screening precautions: Up to each school
> Classroom space organization: Space desks further apart, social distancing required
> Extracurricular activities status: Allow sports, with social distancing and mask protocols

South Dakota
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, plan for full time remote learning if students test positive
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classrooms, schedule breaks for hand-washing
> Mask or face covering rules: Strongly recommended
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature and symptom checks before entering the school
> Classroom space organization: Stagger students 6 feet apart, post signs for proper hygiene practices
> Extracurricular activities status: Limited

Tennessee
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Frequent hand-washing, lunch in classrooms
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for all staff, students in middle and high school
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature and symptoms checks
> Classroom space organization: Students must be at least 6 feet from one another
> Extracurricular activities status: Cancel events that involve mass gatherings

Texas
> Weekly schedule changes: In-person instruction in public schools, offer online option as transition period
> Daily routine changes: Shorter schools days if there is a need for fewer people in buildings
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for adults and old enough students
> Health screening precautions: Symptom self-screening for staff
> Classroom space organization: Rearrange to practice social distancing
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Utah
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district
> Daily routine changes: Frequent hand-washing, physical distancing, reduce large gatherings
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended
> Health screening precautions: Self-monitoring
> Classroom space organization: Maximize space between seating and desks, install physical barriers
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Vermont
> Weekly schedule changes: Staggered student schedules
> Daily routine changes: Assign section of the school yard, schedule restroom breaks
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for all staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily health check
> Classroom space organization: Keep students in small groups by age in classrooms, but no more than 10 students
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Virginia
> Weekly schedule changes: Reopen in three phases, use a hybrid model
> Daily routine changes: Up to each school
> Mask or face covering rules: Required when 6 feet cannot be maintained
> Health screening precautions: Daily health screenings
> Classroom space organization: Close common areas like cafeterias, maintain physical distance, limit classes to 10 people
> Extracurricular activities status: Not allowed

Washington
> Weekly schedule changes: Many districts going to hybrid approach
> Daily routine changes: Frequent hand-washing, physical distancing
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff, recommended for students > Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks and symptoms checks
> Classroom space organization: Elementary students in same groups, place student desks to maximize space between students, facing in the same direction
> Extracurricular activities status: Cancel activities in which students may be in close contact

West Virginia
> Weekly schedule changes: Expected to open for in-person instruction
> Daily routine changes: Lunch in classroom, space meal serving lines and space seating, one-way hallways, designated exits and entries
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff and students 9+
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks, age-appropriate screening checklist
> Classroom space organization: Keep students in same room, arrange desk, seating 6 feet apart
> Extracurricular activities status: Virtual events recommended

Wisconsin
> Weekly schedule changes: Up to each district, many will start in-person classes
> Daily routine changes: More lunch periods, practice physical distancing when possible, frequent hand-washing
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for teacher when close to other people, required for students in high-traffic periods
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks or symptoms screenings recommended
> Classroom space organization: Keep children in grades 4K-8 in same groups and in same classroom
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance

Wyoming
> Weekly schedule changes: Three-tiered plan based on community spread
> Daily routine changes: Specific groups use specific school entrances, lunch in classrooms, snacks not allowed
> Mask or face covering rules: Required in schools when 6 feet of physical distancing is not possible
> Health screening precautions: Up to each district
> Classroom space organization: Install physical barriers, partition certain areas to reduce crowding
> Extracurricular activities status: Allowed, with guidance