Posted on 03/30/2021 3:13:51 PM PDT by lightman
Children attending summer camp and swimming pool recreation programs this summer will be required to wear face masks and social distance as part of the Wolf administration COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration on Tuesday issued updated COVID-19 guidance for summer camps, essentially reinforcing health and safety protocol for summer camps, youth summer programs, and public swimming pools. The guidance essentially remains unchanged for the upcoming year.
Staff and children age 2 and older must wear face coverings during child care and summer program activities. Children will be permitted to remove their face masks when they are eating or drinking (spaced at least six feet apart); seated at desks or assigned learning or play spaces at least six feet apart; or engaged in any activity at least six feet apart.
Department of Education Deputy Secretary Matt Stem said that while the guidance remains unchanged, it “doubles down on the importance of health and safety plans being in place in summer camps.”
“Most of those recommendations are similar to last year and underscore the importance of following mitigation strategies and ensuring group size limitations are being met,” Stem said.
Camps may operate at up to 75 percent of their maximum capacity.
The summer camp and pools guidance comes at the heels of newly updated restrictions on social distancing in public schools.
The Wolf administration on Tuesday announced that schools should keep students at least 3 feet apart in classrooms. Previously, schools were asked to keep kids 6 feet apart.
The state’s new recommendations and guidance take effect April 5.
The Wolf administration said it is hoping to help more schools resume in-person learning.
In addition to being required to develop a written health and safety plan that follows the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control, summer camps and recreational programs are being directed to implement COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including universal masking, physical distancing, hand hygiene, and cleaning and surface disinfecting to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread.
Other mitigation efforts include:
Limiting group gatherings to the same members and staff providers each day.
Limiting the mixing of children, by staggering playground times and keeping groups separate for special activities such as art, music, and exercising.
Staggering arrival and drop off times.
Adhering to social distancing recommendations and limiting direct contact between parents and staff members.
Public swimming pools will be permitted to operate provided they follow CDC guidance for pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds.
As per the guidance, face coverings should not be worn while swimming or participating in activities that may cause the face covering to become wet, such as when swimming at the beach or pool.
A face covering that is wet may make it difficult to breathe.
The department is directing people to maintain physical distance from others when in the water. People attending pools must wear face coverings while out of the water and maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet from others who are not a part of their household.
I ran a summer camp in Pennsylvania last year for about 150 people. We talked about distancing on the first day. 40 kids in the gaga ball pit was distancing. Kind of.
We asked them to wear masks in the line at the dining hall to keep up with camp guidance. Beyond that, none.
Guess how many died? The number would be the same as the number who got sick. Zero.
“Guidance” ≠ LAW
Correct. There is no law in the entire country regarding this nonsense.
In that case, it was a request by the camp management which we honored.
My kid wouldn’t go to summer camp.
Problem solved.
Screw off Wolf. Must just pissTommie commie off to no end that both PA house and senate are Republican
Wolf=🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
My theory is that a percentage of the population is masochistic. They will not be concerned with your question.
Your question however underscores that our rulers have conditioned the masses to substitute “magic” for “science”. So the mantra is really “follow the magic”.
That very question is why so many people are leary about taking the vaccine.
The Wolf continues to keep complete control over the Sheep.
Exactly. Imagine if you were in a real HAZMAT situation and people touched their protective equipment in an environment with airborne mold spores, bacteria, or asbestos...
Getting a mask wet compromises any effectiveness it would have due to the moisture allowing for capillary action. Plus doesn’t chlorine in a pool kill germs? Not perfectly, as when some stupid person or kid defecates in the pool it’s everyone out of the pool, but still, it’s been legally ruled that pool chlorine makes you safe from blood borne viruses including in the case of Greg Louganis, the Olympic Diver with HIV.
If someone described politicians actions of 2020 to me 10 years ago, I would say that only a crackhead would think like that.
They don’t even want people with diarrhea getting in pools anymore
Well such a person who doesn’t control their bowels shouldn’t be running around in public. We aren’t always going to catch everyone who goes around while knowingly sick or feverish. But hopefully some people at least understand what used to be common courtesy.
This sign maker insists on a 2 week ban:
https://www.safetysign.com/products/9845/california-diarrhea-pool-sign
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