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DOH Updated Guidance for K12 schools & childcare now in one merged document

by WFIS | Mar 11, 2022 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

    The WA State Department of Health’s NEW Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools, Child Care, Early Learning, Youth Development, and Day Camp Programs take effect March 12 to coincide with the lifting of general indoor...

A most positive shift during the 2021-22 school year

by WFIS | Mar 9, 2022 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News

This school year has been full of local, county, and state agency meetings for the WFIS staff.   WFIS Member school leaders have remained updated of this work through our weekly Member Zoom meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well as our WFIS Member Weekly Update...

This Private Equity Firm Is Amassing Companies That Collect Data on America’s Children

by WFIS | Jan 27, 2022 | Education News, Student Data, The Advocate, WFIS News

The Markup by Todd Feathers   Vista Equity Partners has been buying up software used in schools. Parents want to know what the companies do with kids’ data Over the past six years, a little-known private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, has built an...

Federal Dept. of Labor vaccine mandate

by WFIS | Nov 4, 2021 | Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Emergency Temporary Standard applies to businesses with 100 employees or more (this counts seasonal, temporary, and employees who work from home but not independent contractors). The new protocol must be in place by Jan...

Cyber Liability Insurance policies for independent schools

by WFIS | Oct 21, 2021 | Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

What is Cyber Liability Insurance?Cyber liability insurance is a policy that offers coverage to help protect the company from immense financial losses arising from data breaches, viruses, hacking, denial of service, cyber extortion, and other cyber incidents. These...

California Accounts for 12% of U.S. Students, but Only 1% of Covid School Closures

by WFIS | Oct 21, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

The New York Times The state has done remarkably well limiting outbreaks, even before its student vaccine mandate has been put into place. The signs at scattered rallies across California on Monday were familiar to anyone who has followed the state’s yearslong...
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  • DOH Updated Guidance for K12 schools & childcare now in one merged document March 11, 2022
  • A most positive shift during the 2021-22 school year March 9, 2022

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