Verbatim: State health department relaxes schools' COVID-19 guidance

Health department changes COVID-19 guidance for Indiana schools amid drop in cases

This comes as the state's positivity rate fell from 33.6% on Jan. 19, to 13.1% on Wednesday.

Verbatim: State health department relaxes schools' COVID-19 guidance

The Indiana Department of Health issued this news release today:

Health Department Announces Changes In Covid-19 School Guidance

The Indiana Department of Health has announced changes in COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare programs to reflect declining cases across the state.Beginning Wednesday, February 23rd, schools no longer will be required to conduct contact tracing or report positive cases to IDOH.Schools no longer will need to quarantine students who are exposed to a positive COVID-19 case, regardless of vaccination status or whether the school require…