The Haines Borough School District Board approved shortening quarantine periods for vaccinated students and staff at its meeting Tuesday.
Superintendent Roy Getchell suggested that vaccinated individuals that have been identified as close-contacts and are asymptomatic can return to school after receiving one negative test and quarantining for seven days.
For close-contacts who chose not to get tested, the quarantine requirement will be reduced from 14 days to 10 days. This applies to both symptomatic and…

