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New guidance for Hawaii schools cuts isolation, quarantine in half

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                People lined up for COVID-19 testing Tuesday at the Joseph Rider Farrington Community Auditorium at Farrington High School in Kalihi. Farrington is among several Oahu schools that are offering testing in partnership with CVS for students and staff.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

    People lined up for COVID-19 testing Tuesday at the Joseph Rider Farrington Community Auditorium at Farrington High School in Kalihi. Farrington is among several Oahu schools that are offering testing in partnership with CVS for students and staff.

The recommended amount of time that teachers and students should isolate or quarantine for COVID-19 has now been cut from the previous 10 days to five, under new interim state rules for Hawaii K-12 schools. But the Hawaii teachers union and other critics feel the change is too little, too late, to keep students and teachers safely learning in person. Read more

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