As part of Education Unified Command response, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has developed the following COVID-19 Smart and Safe School Reopening Guidance to assist K-12 school districts and families in decision-making for the upcoming school year.
The guidelines are available at douglascountyks.org/coronavirus or ldchealth.org/coronavirus . Data and information pertaining to the recommendations will be updated on this page on Thursday of each week.
Read these FAQs for more information as well.
Will results from the University of Kansas testing of faculty and students appear in the county’s COVID-19 numbers?
- Results from that testing will appear in our aggregate numbers we release every weekday, including all new positive cases. These numbers are available at https://ldchealth.org/456/Case-Numbers-Data . We have worked with KU to encourage all students, faculty, and staff to give a Lawrence or Douglas County address when testing. Generally, a COVID-19 positive case is assigned to the county where the person is currently living — so not the person’s permanent address if they are a college student originally from another county or state — to help with the disease investigation, contact tracing and isolation efforts to ensure the best public health efforts are in place to keep the person from potentially exposing others in the community.
Where can I find information about the current recommended phase for schools?
What are the metrics guiding the school phase recommendation?