Covid Protocols

Current Covid Protocols

Current COVID Protocols: The health and safety of our students and staff is the district’s highest priority. We know that our communities are still experiencing cases of COVID and want to inform you of the most current protocols if you or your students contract COVID.

The updated guidance will allow individuals to follow a more symptom-based approach as they do for other illnesses.

• Symptomatic COVID-19: A child or staff member with a positive COVID-19 test can now return to school or a childcare setting if their symptoms are mild and improving and they have had no fever (without the use of fever-reducing medications) for 24 hours. They do not need to stay home for 5 days.
• Asymptomatic COVID-19: If the child or staff member with a positive COVID-19 test never developed symptoms, they may continue to attend school or a childcare setting.

• The definition of the “infectious period” has been updated as follows:
• For COVID-19 cases with symptoms, it is a minimum of 24 hours from the day of symptom onset.
• For COVID-19 cases with no symptoms, there is no infectious period for the purpose of isolation or exclusion. If symptoms develop, the criteria above will apply.

• The definition of “close contact” has not been changed, however, the confirmed case is only considered infectious to close contacts when they are symptomatic.

• Students with COVID-19 returning to schools, are still advised to wear masks for 10 days from the start of symptoms if symptomatic, or from positive test date if asymptomatic. Staff returning to work are required to wear a mask for the 10-day period.

• In the event of an outbreak, the district will follow County Health guidelines.