Loudoun County Schools Ignore CDC, Will Continue 10 Day Quarantine

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) will not follow new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for quarantine length after exposure to COVID-19.

The new recommendation is a five-day isolation period, instead of the original 10-day isolation period.

But according to a Thursday email sent to parents from controversial LCPS Superintendent Scott Zeigler, the district will not follow the expert guidance from public health officials.

“Children have far less risk from COVID-19 infection than adults, but there is still risk to some children, especially those with underlying medical conditions,” Zeigler said. “With the uncertainty of long-term effects of infection with COVID-19, the advent of the Delta and Omicron variants and the potential for other variants to arise in the future, it is necessary to have mitigation strategies in place.”

Students will return to school Monday, after their winter break… (Excerpts from the Virginia Star)