Psychiatric News (7/16) reports that on July 15, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) “and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)…issued recommendations for schools and communities as they move to safely reopen schools in the COVID-19 era.” Both organizations “urged schools and communities to keep” certain “precautions in mind when considering reopening,” such as “public health agencies” basing “recommendations on returning students, teachers, and staff to classrooms on scientific evidence and local community circumstances, not politics.” What’s more, “the return to school must include appropriate protections for all children, families, school personnel, and other members of the community.”
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— “APA, AACAP Outline Plan for School Reopening That Emphasizes Safety, Optimizes Mental Health, Psychiatric News, July 16, 2020