How Schools Are Managing Coronavirus in Every State

New Mexico
> Start of 2020-2021 academic year: Early September
> Reopening plan: School year will start remotely the first few weeks
> Re-closing schools: N/A
> 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
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sep 15: 1,285 per 100,000 people — 15th lowest (total: 26,923)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Sep 7 – Sep 14: 2.7% — 6th smallest increase (from 26,144 to 26,842)
> Population: 2.1 million

New York
> Start of 2020-2021 academic year: Late September
> Reopening plan: Based on community spread, NYC allowing outdoor learning
> Re-closing schools: N/A
> 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 social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for all
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sep 15: 2,281 per 100,000 people — 13th highest (total: 445,714)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Sep 7 – Sep 14: 1.1% — the smallest increase (from 440,021 to 444,948)
> Population: 19.5 million

North Carolina
> Start of 2020-2021 academic year: Late August
> Reopening plan: Up to each district, most start year remote
> Re-closing schools: At least 3 schools temporarily closed and moved classes online after several students and teachers tested positive
> 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
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sep 15: 1,800 per 100,000 people — 25th lowest (total: 186,887)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Sep 7 – Sep 14: 4.4% — 23rd smallest increase (from 177,919 to 185,781)
> Population: 10.4 million

North Dakota
> Start of 2020-2021 academic year: Late August
> Reopening plan: Up to school district
> Re-closing schools: At least one school, which has about 40 students, closed down in the end of August until Sept. 11 after 2 students tested positive
> Daily routine changes: Students in same groups, group sizes should be no more than 15 people
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended, especially if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Testing for COVID-19 based on risk level
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sep 15: 2,113 per 100,000 people — 16th highest (total: 16,064)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Sep 7 – Sep 14: 14.7% — the largest increase (from 13,801 to 15,831)
> Population: 760,000

Ohio
> Start of 2020-2021 academic year: Mid-to-late August
> Reopening plan: Up to each district, most return for in-person instruction full-time
> Re-closing schools: The Mentor Public School District in Lake County shifted to online learning only after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19
> Daily routine changes: Frequent hand-washing, practice social distancing, scheduling half-days
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sep 15: 1,193 per 100,000 people — 13th lowest (total: 139,485)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Sep 7 – Sep 14: 5.4% — 21st largest increase (from 131,336 to 138,484)
> Population: 11.7 million