Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 9/24/2020 on page A1
Tens of thousands of New York students started the school year remotely in order to avoid the risk of spreading illness — but some are being excluded from their online classrooms on public health grounds.
State Department of Health guidelines about required immunizations remain in effect this year, even for students who will not set foot in a classroom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
That means students who lack all their immunizations 14 days after the beginning of the school year cannot attend school, either in-person or remotely.