Utah ends ‘modified quarantine,’ will not allow students exposed to COVID-19 to attend school

After fierce pushback from teachers and doctors, the state has walked back its controversial guidelines for schools that would have allowed Utah students to come to class even after being directly exposed to COVID-19.The move to abandon the so-called “modified quarantine” policy came Thursday — just one week after it was first announced by Gov. Gary Herbert and the Utah Department of Health. Now, students who come in close contact with the contagious virus will be expected to f