Centner Academy requires vaxxed students to quarantine for 30 days

Controversial private school that previously made headlines during the pandemic when it threatened to penalize teachers and staff who got the COVID-19 vaccine, is now requiring vaccinated students to quarantine before returning to school.

Centner Academy says students must stay home for 30 days after each dose of the vaccine, according to WSVN.

"Because of the potential impact on other students and our school community, vaccinated students will need to stay at home for 30 days post-vaccination for each dose and booster they receive and may return to school after 30 days as long as the student is healthy and symptom-free," the school wrote in a letter to parents.

The school has about 300 students ranging from pre-K to eighth grade spread across three campuses in the Miami Design District.

"Centner Academy's policy was enacted as a prudent precautionary measure after much thoughtful deliberation," Centner Academy co-founder David Centner said in a recent statement provided to CNN. "To be clear, the school leadership does not believe that one who is vaccinated can infect another person with COVID. Further, the school is not opining on whether a vaccinated person can negatively impact others."

He added, "However, due to voluminous anecdotal reports in circulation on this latter topic, we must err on the side of caution when making decisions that may impact the health of the school community. Until there are definitive and scientifically proven studies that refute these reports, we need to do what is best for our students and staff.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health-related agencies have promoted the vaccine as the best way to prevent the spread of coronavirus.