Louisiana public schools may allow parents to choose whether a child quarantines after Covid-19 exposure

School officials will notify parents if their children had been in close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, and from there it will be up to the parents to decide how they want to proceed, the Louisiana Department of Education said Wednesday in a news release.

However, the education department still advises students who test positive for Covid-19 to isolate during recovery until they are no longer infectious.

The policy change comes as thousands of students across the nation have had to quarantine after exposure to Covid-19 in schools. ...