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GUIDANCE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING IN YOUTH AND STUDENT PROGRAMS entering and leaving the classroom or program space, and create regular cleaning practices for frequently used items such as desks, program equipment, writing utensils, and other programmatic materials. Social distancing guidance will support a 3-foot radius around each participant, resulting in a 6-foot total distance between any two people. Have a plan and prepare CDC and MDH recommends that all businesses identify program coordinators who are responsible for COVID-19 issues and preventive activities. Summer programs should communicate with families prior to sessions beginning to set expectations for participating in programming this summer. Communication should include what strategies will be implemented to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 exposure in the summer program community, and acknowledge that strategies may change if the level of community transmission increases to the point where programming must be disrupted. Families should understand what actions they need to take should their child become symptomatic or be exposed to COVID-19 while participating in summer programming. Promote a safe environment program Adapt practices to allow physical distancing of at least 6 feet whenever possible. Try to adhere to a staff (or volunteer) to participant ratio of 1:9. If social distancing cannot be attained with the group size, then the number of participants must be reduced. Within the program, create consistent pods of the same staff, volunteers, and participants with a maximum number of 10 people in each pod. Whenever possible, implement programming that refrains from intermixing pods. If intermixing of pods is necessary, limit the number of pods that intermix and keep records of staff, volunteers, and participants that intermix. Have a plan for back-up staffing in case a staff member or volunteer becomes ill during the day/program. Wherever possible, hold activities outdoors and encourage participants to spread out. If social distancing cannot be adhered to for some activities, cancel the activity. Avoid having areas easily accessible that would allow staff, volunteers, or participants to easily congregate in a limited space. Reduce the number of people on transportation buses to allow them to spread out. Consider using visual cues to illustrate where participants may sit to adhere to social distancing. When helping participants apply sunscreen, ensure staff and volunteers are washing hands between applications. 2