parents frustrated with new quarantine policy, four days into new school yearĪs the new school year starts, some parents in Montgomery County are upset with the school district's updated policy on quarantining students.

This means MCPS will now quarantine those who are positive or exposed to a positive individual and those who are symptomatic or exposed to a symptomatic person. In the absence of a negative COVID-19 test or alternative diagnosis, all students will be required to quarantine for a full 10 days. Onijala went on to explain that students who are sent home after having close contact with a COVID-19 symptomatic individual may return if the suspected case tests negative. MORE FROM FOX 5: 15 Marines being treated at Walter Reed following Kabul airport attack MCPS spokesperson Gboyinde Onijala told Fox 5’s Ayesha Khan Friday, that their recently updated guidance on quarantining includes, 'unvaccinated students who have been identified as having close contact (less than 3 feet in the classroom, less than 6 feet while eating or outdoors for 15 or more minutes during a 24-hour period) with an individual who is displaying any single symptom of COVID-19, including fever of 100.4 or higher, sore throat, cough, difficulty breathing, diarrhea or vomiting, new onset of severe headache and new onset of loss of taste or smell.'

'This is going to be a never-ending cycle where classes are just being quarantined and children are just in Zoom school which is really disappointing.'

With just four days into the new school year, many parents in Montgomery County are upset with MCPS and their recently updated quarantine policy.

MCPS parents upset about new quarantine policy for students

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