Since schools were initially closed, new data have emerged suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools is limited, provided implementation of mitigation measures, and that children and schools are not the primary drivers of the pandemic. This policy decision was based on data adapted from influenza transmission, for which children and schools may be major drivers of pandemics.
In March 2020, as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases were increasing across the United States, schools across the country were closed, and the vast majority stayed closed for the remainder of the school year. COVID-19, schools, physical distancing, infection control, adaptation
