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BOE directs HIDOE to share COVID-19 guidelines with school staff, communities
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BOE directs HIDOE to share COVID-19 guidelines with school staff, communities

Jill Meinecke2022-01-21T16:46:13-10:00January 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: board members, BOE, CDC, complex area superintendents, contingency plans, coronavirus, COVID-19, distance learning, DOH, HIDOE, interim superintendent, Keith Hayashi, safety|

The Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) Thursday called for the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) to share specific guidance and parameters with Hawaii public school staff and school communities as to when schools will need to move to distance learning because of high COVID-19 case counts on campus. The board said missing guidelines from the department has led to confusion, frustration and anger amongst educators, students and their families.

HIDOE, DOH failed to plan for school reopening in a responsible way
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HIDOE, DOH failed to plan for school reopening in a responsible way

Terri Inefuku2021-12-29T17:22:39-10:00December 29, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: contingency plans, coronavirus, COVID-19, data, Department of Education, Department of Health, DOE, DOH, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Omicron, reopening, variant|

The Hawaii State Department of Education and the Hawaii Department of Health had time to make better plans for situations such as this and failed to act in a responsible way.

HIDOE, DOH haven’t discussed student vaccine mandate yet
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HIDOE, DOH haven’t discussed student vaccine mandate yet

kkerr@hsta.org2021-09-22T13:42:29-10:00September 17, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Bill Arakaki, Bruce Voss, catherine payne, CDC, DOH, guidelines, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Phyllis Unebasami, schools, testing|

Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi of the Hawaii State Department of Education came under fire Thursday for haphazard COVID-19 testing in public schools and said he had not held discussions yet with state health officials about a possible vaccination mandate for public school students age 12 and older.

Lawmakers push health department to do more to keep communities, schools safe
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Lawmakers push health department to do more to keep communities, schools safe

Terri Inefuku2021-09-05T18:17:33-10:00September 3, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: attorney general, DOH, Donovan Dela Cruz, Dr. Libby Char, Hawaii Department of Health, michelle kidani, Senate COVID-19 committee, senator|

Several state senators Friday raised issues and concerns to Hawaii Department of Health Director Dr. Libby Char over what more the state can do to support schools as COVID-19 cases remain at all-time highs and school clusters have been acknowledged for the first time this school year.

Superintendent, gov: Mask mandate will remain in school buildings, for now
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Superintendent, gov: Mask mandate will remain in school buildings, for now

kkerr@hsta.org2021-07-13T17:31:14-10:00July 13, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: CDC, christina kishimoto, classrooms, David Ige, DOE, DOH, governor, guidelines, HIDOE, HSTA, masks, Osa Tui, president, rules, vaccinations, vaccines|

When most public school students throughout the state return to classrooms on Aug 3, they will still be required to wear masks, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday.

HSTA reaches agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning
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HSTA reaches agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning

Terri Inefuku2021-03-15T12:02:34-10:00March 15, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, Negotiations, News|Tags: 6 feet, agreement, CDC, coronavirus, COVID-19, distance learning, distancing, DOH, Hawaii Department of Health, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, in-person learning, school reopening, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|

The agreement provides a framework to allow schools to increase the number of students returning to campuses in the fourth quarter for in-person learning, especially students in elementary schools.

HSTA: Latest school guidance metrics still fall short of federal guidelines
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HSTA: Latest school guidance metrics still fall short of federal guidelines

Evan Kumasaki2020-10-23T22:49:00-10:00October 23, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: blended learning, CDC, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, distance learning, DOH, guidance, in-person, learn from home, metrics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|

According to Hawaii State Teachers Association analysis of the new metrics, the DOH standards are not well aligned with risk-level metrics issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

State plans to revise school reopening thresholds, skewing toward more stringent federal guidelines
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State plans to revise school reopening thresholds, skewing toward more stringent federal guidelines

Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:57:07-10:00October 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: christina kishimoto, coronavirus, COVID-19, DOH, Donovan Dela Cruz, health department, Kurt Fevella, metrics, Phyllis Unebesami, reopening, schools, standards. CDC|

After the Hawaii State Department of Health’s school reopening metrics came under intense criticism because, among other things, they were as much as 10 times less stringent than federal metrics, the state epidemiologist told state senators Friday that her department is “looking at coming up with a revised draft of the thresholds.”

HSTA disappointed BOE did not adopt stricter school reopening standards
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HSTA disappointed BOE did not adopt stricter school reopening standards

Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:58:29-10:00October 3, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: CDC, DOH, Health and Safety Handbook, metrics, Principal Handbook, rationale, reopening, Reopening Plan, standards|

The Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday took steps to strengthen school reopening standards, but did not require the state Department of Education to match federal metrics, which are much more stringent than the state Department of Health’s (DOH) standards.

HSTA: HIDOE needs to clearly explain school reopening plan
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HSTA: HIDOE needs to clearly explain school reopening plan

Evan Kumasaki2020-06-20T04:56:00-10:00June 20, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, capitol, catherine payne, CDC, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, DOH, Dwight Takeno, educators, health, HIOSH, legislature, Maggie Cox, parents, plans, reopen, reopening, representatives, safety, schools, SPED, survey, teachers, testimony|

The HSTA Negotiations Team meets for an hour and a half with top HIDOE officials Monday to begin detailed bargaining about reopening schools.

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