{"id":44248,"date":"2020-07-26T22:54:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T02:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=44248"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:57:22","slug":"sickbert-bennett-offers-suggestions-for-sending-children-back-to-school-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/sickbert-bennett-offers-suggestions-for-sending-children-back-to-school-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Sickbert-Bennett Offers Suggestions For Sending Children Back to School Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7101\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 224px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-bennett-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/emily-sickbert-bennett\/\">Emily Sickbert-Bennett<\/a><\/strong>, PhD, MS, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and director of UNC Medical Center Infection Prevention, offered tips on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/coronavirus\/5-on-your-side-how-to-send-your-child-back-to-school-safely\/19200777\/\">WRAL News<\/a> <\/strong>for parents as they make plans to send kids back to school. 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