//The Latest: CDC guidance: Desks 3 feet apart in schools OK

The Latest: CDC guidance: Desks 3 feet apart in schools OK

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, saying students can sit as close as 3 feet apart in classrooms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, announced Friday, signal the agency’s turn away from the 6-foot distancing recommendation.

The new guidelines advise