CDC Guidance for schools says students can now stay 3 feet apart, rather than 6

CDC Guidance: CDC Updates Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools to Reflect New Evidence on Physical Distance in Classrooms – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See also: Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6 – NPR AND CDC updates COVID school guidance, OKs 3-feet distancing – CIDRAP

Related: Cohort study: Effectiveness of three vs. six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff (study and commentary)

Commentaries on Twitter

CDC: Children in elementary schools don't need to be kept 6-feet apart. In a major policy revision, federal health officials said only 3 feet of distance is required between young children in classrooms https://t.co/UBvES1T6ps

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) March 19, 2021

Very happy CDC now recommending 3 feet spacing in schools: "The change is momentous .because many schools.. operate on part-time or hybrid schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to open in person, full time."https://t.co/wR88jdUBgM

— Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9) March 19, 2021