School Health News

A study found that trends toward school racial “resegregation” are associated with increased behavioral problems among Black school-aged children and unhealthier drinking behaviors, especially among girls.

K-12 schools that required universal masking reported significant reductions in COVID-19 cases last year during the delta wave of the pandemic, according to two studies published this week.

The AAP reiterated its support for pediatric COVID-19 vaccination after Florida’s surgeon general said this week that the state would recommend against it.

The incidence of COVID-19 was eight times higher in unvaccinated students compared with their vaccinated peers, according to a research brief published in Pediatrics.

In light of new masking recommendations from the CDC, the AAP has updated its own masking guidance but says that masking is still an “important layer of protection” for children.

New COVID-19 guidance released by the CDC on Friday indicates that most Americans now live in areas where they can go maskless.

The Democratic governors of several states, including New Jersey and Delaware, announced this week that they will soon lift COVID-19 mask mandates in K-12 schools, joining other states that have already eliminated such measures.

The governors of New Jersey and Delaware announced Monday that COVID-19 mask mandates for K-12 schools will end next month, joining other states that have already lifted such measures.

Study results from a large Nebraska school district demonstrated that eliminating student quarantines after mask-on-mask COVID-19 exposure was not associated with secondary transmission, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

The AAP urged that school districts prioritize in-person learning in updates to their interim pandemic guidance published today.