​As students across the U.S. head back to the classroom this fall, chances are good that they’ll hear reminders about wearing masks indoors and maintaining six feet of social distance. After all, it’s good advice offered by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative designed to prevent epidemics, headed by President and CEO Tom Frieden, the former CDC Director.

A recently released report from Resolve concludes that schools can and should be open for in-person learning this fall, as long as safety measures like social distancing, mask-wearing and proper ventilation are in place.

To that we’d add one obvious measure: handwashing.

​As life slowly returns to normal, employees return to their workplaces on a part- or full-time schedule and students return to their classrooms, there are certain steps employers and educators can take to make everyone feel safe post pandemic.

Key among these things is ensuring that the workplace and classroom are safe and sanitary.

The COVID Pandemic has changed all of our lives. We all have experienced how valuable connections are and the importance of relating to each other. The best part of this weird year? The strong bonds we are building in our communities. We are standing together.