HUSD started back to school this week

The Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) started back to school this week with in-person instruction, requiring everyone to wear a mask indoors, “regardless of vaccination status. Exceptions will be made for those with a qualifying medical condition, though they must wear a non-restrictive effective alternative, following the interactive process through Risk Management.”
The district released the guidelines on its website at https://www.hemetusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1695685&type=d&pREC_ID=1856039.
The district is having families pre-screen daily for fever (100.4 degrees or higher), cough and shortness of breath. If a student exhibits any of the above-mentioned symptoms they are to stay home, including if a student has been exposed to anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19. However, asymptomatic students can continue to attend in-person instruction with a face mask, twice-weekly testing and will be quarantined from extracurricular activities, of which the state has yet to release guidance. “Hemet USD will continue to partner with the local health department regarding positive case reporting, monitoring and follow-up,” the district wrote.
The district is implementing physical distancing as much as possible while students are eating indoors.
The district is not requiring the COVID-19 shot for students, faculty or staff writing, “HUSD will follow the CDC Vaccine Verification Standards which allow for the submission of documentation with privacy protocols in place.”
An HUSD school board meeting will be held at Hamilton School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 and a meeting will be held at Idyllwild School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14.