Health and Safety Updates for In-Person Learning:
There will be a zero-tolerance policy for students with symptoms of COVID-19 at school.
Parents must continue to certify that their child is safe for school each day by monitoring for symptoms and taking their child’s temperature. Any student with symptoms will be sent home. All siblings of the child with symptoms will also be sent home. Likewise, all siblings of a sick student who is called-in to school should be kept home until the sick child is cleared to return.
We will be monitoring for the following symptoms: (updated 3/26/21)
If a child is called-in or sent home with COVID-like symptoms, the school will require a doctor’s note with an alternate diagnosis, or a negative PCR COVID-19 test to return to school. **Rapid/ antigen tests will not be accepted** PLEASE have a plan in place if your child needs to be picked up from school. We expect students to be picked up within 30 minutes of parent contact.
We are enforcing the 10 day quarantine for any student who comes in close contact with a confirmed/ probable case of COVID-19. Please see our travel page for information on quarantine related to travel or high-risk gatherings.
Students must wear a face mask at all times while at school. Face masks must be worn properly and meet school standards.
Parents must continue to certify that their child is safe for school each day by monitoring for symptoms and taking their child’s temperature. Any student with symptoms will be sent home. All siblings of the child with symptoms will also be sent home. Likewise, all siblings of a sick student who is called-in to school should be kept home until the sick child is cleared to return.
We will be monitoring for the following symptoms: (updated 3/26/21)
- Fever (100.4°F or higher)
- New onset of moderate to severe headache
- Shortness of breath
- New cough
- Sore throat
- Vomiting/ diarrhea
- New loss of sense of taste or smell
- Fatigue from an unknown cause
- Muscle or body aches from an unknown cause
If a child is called-in or sent home with COVID-like symptoms, the school will require a doctor’s note with an alternate diagnosis, or a negative PCR COVID-19 test to return to school. **Rapid/ antigen tests will not be accepted** PLEASE have a plan in place if your child needs to be picked up from school. We expect students to be picked up within 30 minutes of parent contact.
We are enforcing the 10 day quarantine for any student who comes in close contact with a confirmed/ probable case of COVID-19. Please see our travel page for information on quarantine related to travel or high-risk gatherings.
Students must wear a face mask at all times while at school. Face masks must be worn properly and meet school standards.
- Masks should completely cover the nose and mouth without gaps.
- Masks should have two or more layers of material.
- Masks with valves or vents cannot be worn.
- Neck warmers or “gaitors” cannot be worn (must have ear loops).
- Medical-grade masks (N95 respirators) are intended for trained healthcare personnel and cannot be worn.
- Reusable masks should be cleaned after each school day.
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Mask Guidelines From the CDC
(For how to wear a mask, how to wash a reusable mask, and other considerations please click here)
