Elementary school students in masks need only stay three feet apart, the C.D.C. said. The major change may speed children’s return to classrooms.

Friday, March 19, 2021 11:09 AM EST

The three-foot rule also now applies to students in middle schools and high schools, as long as community transmission is not high, officials said.

When transmission is high, however, these students must be at least six feet apart, unless they are taught in cohorts, or small groups that are kept separate from others.
The New York Times