2021-22 Covid Guidelines

Here is our guidance for the 21/22 school year.  

• Masks Optional
• Grades will be Cohorted, meaning not mixed and kept 6 feet apart
• Daily Health Screening
  • Temperature Check in the morning
  • Symptom Check 
    • Fever or chills
    • Cough
    • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
    • Fatigue
    • Muscle or body aches
    • Headache
    • New loss of taste or smell
    • Sore throat
    • Congestion or runny nose
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Diarrhea
  • If a student displays 2-3 Covid Symptoms call your physician for next steps  

• Close Contact in School
  • If a student test positive for Covid, class will remain in-person
  • Teachers and parents will monitor rest of students for symptoms
  • If a child displays symptoms after a close contact, keep your child home and contact the school and your physician

• Close Contact in the Home
  • If the initial close contact is at home, families will determine if isolation is possible in their home. Here is what the CDC would recommend:
    • "Isolation is used to separate people infected with COVID-19 from those who are not infected.
    • People who are in isolation should stay home until it’s safe for them to be around others. At home, anyone sick or infected should separate from others, stay in a specific “sick room” or area, and use a separate bathroom (if available)."
    • What to do:
      • "Monitor your symptoms. If you have an emergency warning sign (including trouble breathing), seek emergency medical care immediately.
      • Stay in a separate room from other household members, if possible.
      • Use a separate bathroom, if possible.
      • Avoid contact with other members of the household and pets.
      • Don’t share personal household items, like cups, towels, and utensils.
      • Wear a mask when around other people if able." 
  • If possible, students can come to school while we monitor symptoms just like we would for close contacts in school. Wearing a mask would be highly recommended at this stage.
  • If isolation is not attainable based on these recommendations, then the student quarantines at home and gets tested on Day 6 to see if they have Covid.  If the test is negative, they can return to school, but we will continue to monitor for symptoms. During this initial time, teachers will provide homework or missed work in paper form or sent via email. There is no Virtual Option given at this time.
  • If on Day 6 the student tests positive for Covid, then the guidelines for Positive Covid Case (below) begin. The teacher, principal and family will work together to determine the best approach for this student to learn during the quarantine.

• Close Contact outside of School
  • Notify the school.
  • Observe student for symptoms.
  • If no symptoms present themselves, the student is fine to be at school, but a mask would be highly recommended.
  • If student presents symptoms the student will be sent home or should be kept at home, and you should contact your physician for next steps

• Positive Covid Case
  • Notify the school
  • Remain home for 5 days. Counting of 5 starts from the onset of symptoms. If the student is better or symptoms are resolving by day 5, and if the student has been fever-free (without medication) for at least 24 hours, then the student can return to school on day 6.
  • Once back, a mask is highly encouraged for the next 5 days.