A Look at DESE's Cited Sources: Footnote #82 - Stronger Together A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California's Public Schools

DESE Claim: "Where physical distancing is difficult to implement (e.g., office space, reception desks), consider installing barriers or changing the configuration to support student/staff health and safety."

Cited Source: California Department of Education, Stronger Together

A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California's Public Schools. (2020, June 8). Available at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/documents/strongertogether.pdf.

Peer Reviewed?: No - government guidance

Study Methodology: N/A - government document

Notes: This is the California plan to reopen schools. "Install physical barriers, such as sneeze guards and partitions, at point of sale and other areas where maintaining physical distance of 6 feet is difficult." There are provisions for illness, busing, and most other aspects of reopening. "If physical distancing between workspaces or between employees and students and visitors is not possible, add physical barriers that cannot be moved to separate workspaces." California's plan seems to be based primarily on a hybrid model to support physical distancing.

Supports DESE Claim?: Yes