Assessment of US Public School District Policies for Pandemic Preparedness and Implications for COVID-19 Response Activities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe school district preparedness for school closures and other relevant strategies before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

A stratified random sample of 957 public school districts from the 50 US states and the District of Columbia were surveyed between October 2015 and August 2016. The response rates for the questionnaires were as follows: Healthy and Safe School Environment, Crisis Preparedness Module (60%; N = 572), Nutrition Services (63%; N = 599), and Health Services (64%; N = 613). Data were analyzed using descriptive and regression techniques.

Results

Most school districts had procedures that would facilitate the implementation of school closures (88.7%). Fewer districts had plans for ensuring co

SUBMITTER: Kersten CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985647 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature