Click on the tabs below to find the latest public health
guidelines — and earlier reopening guidelines — issued by the
CFT, the AFT, and public agencies. Where noted, you may
click through to CFT and AFT articles containing more
information. The union guidelines support safe
learning spaces for all students, educators, and support
staff.
SCHOOLS
June 30, 2022
California Dept. of Public Health
COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools, 2022-23
School Year
April 6, 2022
California Dept. of Public Health
Updated COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools,
2021-22 School Year
August 11, 2021
California Dept. of Public Health
Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools
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August 2, 2021
California Dept. of Public Health
COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools, 2021-22
School Year
Released in conjunction
Questions and Answers
July 12, 2021
California Dept. of Public Health
K-12 school-based COVID-19 testing strategies for school year
2021-22
January 14, 2021
California Dept. of Public Health
COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework & Public
Health Guidance for K-12 Schools, 2020-21 School Year
Released in conjunction
COVID-19 School Guidance Checklist
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CFT ANALYSIS
August 3, 2020
California Dept. of Public Health
COVID-19
Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based
Programs (first published June 5, 2022)
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June 8, 2020
California Dept. of Education
Stronger
Together: A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California’s
Public Schools
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HIGHER EDUCATION
CFT
February 3, 2021
Classroom
Learning and Safe Schools for Employees and Students (CLASSES),
A Pathway to Bringing Students Back to Schools
California education unions, including the CFT, craft and
release joint school reopening plan.
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January 15, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine: Another Layer of Protection Against the
Virus
After the state prioritized vaccines for education
workers, CFT and other unions prepared this information to help
local unions work with your district and county health
officials.
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CFT ACTION PLAN
July 13, 2020
CFT urges Governor Newsom to delay physically reopening
schools
Surging coronavirus cases, testing woes make opening safely all
but impossible.
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June 24, 2020
A Checklist for Safely Reopening California Schools and
Colleges
The CFT urges unions to tailor this checklist to local
conditions to best assist in ensuring a safe working
environment for educators and students now and in the near
future. The checklist covers three key areas — General
Conditions, Infection Prevention, and Labor
Relations.
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AFT