As you are aware, the majority of COVID19 quarantines and all of our school closures have been due to the  Bergen County Department of Health's broad interpretation of "possible exposure" that did not follow the guidelines of the CDC and the NJDOH regarding close contact. While understanding and appreciating the BCDOH’s stance of taking “an abundance of caution,” our schools have been closed many times this year due to a lack of staff caused by quarantines of teachers who were never considered “close contacts" by NJDOH and CDC guidelines.  Additionally,  hundreds of students, who were also … [Read more...] about BCBOH Revised Rules