The CDC yesterday announced a shortened period of isolation and quarantine for those that are COVID positive and/or a direct contact.  Bethel Superintendent of Schools Christine Carver has asked the Department of Public Health if the mandates for schools will be adjusted.  The biggest adjustment would be for those who have tested positive, as the state has already adopted the Screen & Stay protocol for close contacts.  Bethel is seeing significantly more COVID-19 cases since Thanksgiving and now an increasing number of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals.  The Omicron variant  is highly transmissible, though vaccinated individuals have reported mild symptoms.