The NYC Dept of Education Intends to Violate 65 Sq Ft Social Distancing Guideline
Strong language? No. The Department of Education intends to violate social distancing guidelines.
+ They made 6 foot social distancing a recommendation, not a requirement. Here’s the link. And here’s a screenshot:
+ They sent out revised capacity estimates with exaggerated room sizes. They got every single room in my school wrong. I’ve heard similar things from across the city.
+ They are treating 65 sq ft per person as the maximum allowable space. They should treat it as the minimum. What’s that mean?
Let’s look at where I teach. They think Room 133 in my school is 728 sq ft. And so 728 divided by 65 is 11. 2. So the capacity they claim is 11, right Nope. They claim the capacity is 11 – 15. They are telling my principal to go ahead and put 15 bodies in there.
Let’s see: 728 divided by 11 = 66.2 sq feet per person. Meets the 65 square foot guideline. 728 divided by 15 = 48.5. This does not come close to meeting the 65 square foot per person guideline.
Every room in my building – every room – they have set a lower limit between 45 and 50 square feet per person. As I am talking to chapter leaders and programmers (schedulers) in other schools, it appears CONTINUE READING: The NYC Dept of Education Intends to Violate 65 Sq Ft Social Distancing Guideline | JD2718
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