
Talbot County Public Schools
Superintendent's Update | January 7, 2022 | #18
Upcoming Dates
January 17: MLK Day Schools Closed
January 19: Public Budget Hearing and Board of Education Meeting
January 20: End of Quarter
January 21: Transition Day - No School for Students
Updated Guidelines for Isolation and Quarantine
The CDC has released updated recommendations for Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19. Beginning Thursday, January 6, 2022, TCPS will follow a modified process for students and staff (This document was updated 1/7/2022. Changes are underlined.)
If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status they must notify the school and:
- Stay home for 5 days following the positive test result.
- If after 5 days, an individual has had no fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication AND symptoms are resolving, they may return to school on day 6.
- Day 1 is considered the first full day after symptoms started in symptomatic persons or the first full day after the person tested positive if asymptomatic.
- They must continue to wear a mask around others for an additional 5 days.
COVID CASES IN SCHOOL
In school settings where all students and staff are masked:
- TCPS will contact families if there is a positive COVID-19 case in their child’s class and will notify those who are identified as close contacts.
- Vaccinated students and staff will not be required to quarantine from school.
- Students and staff who are unvaccinated and were in close proximity to the individual who has tested positive have the option to either participate in test-to-stay (test every other day, total of 3 tests) or quarantine for five days.
- If at any time a student develops symptoms of COVID-19 regardless of known exposure, they MUST stay home to quarantine and get tested immediately. If a test result is positive, follow the guidelines for isolation above.
In school settings where students and staff are not masked:
- TCPS will notify families of any students who are identified as close contacts of an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 while not wearing a mask (such as during meals).
- Vaccinated students and staff will not be required to quarantine from school.
- Students and staff who are unvaccinated and unmasked, and are identified as having been in close proximity to an individual who has tested positive will be required to quarantine at home for 5 days from the last date of known exposure and should get tested after day 5.
- Students may return to school on day 6 as long as they remain without symptoms after 5 days.
- If at any time a student develops symptoms of COVID-19 regardless of known exposure, they MUST stay home to quarantine and get tested immediately. If a test result is positive, follow the guidelines for isolation above.
TCPS encourages all eligible children to be vaccinated and boosted. Please continue to wear masks in public spaces and be mindful of the three-foot rule to the extent possible.
Parents should ensure their email address and phone number are current with the school and check their email regularly.
TCPS FY23 Proposed Budget
TALBOT COUNTY COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics are every Wednesday from 10 AM to 6 PM
102 S Marlboro Ave
Easton, MD 21601
Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson are available! 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and booster doses are given every day!
Make appointments at: bit.ly/3BdZ40G or by calling 410-819-5641
WALK-INS ARE ALSO WELCOME
COVID-19 TESTING
COVID-19 Testing: Monday -Friday from 9 AM to 2:30 PM
Talbot Business Center
900 Glebe Rd
Easton, MD 21601
Appointments Required
Call: 410-819-5632 to Schedule
Bring your card if you have Health Insurance
Drive-up and stay in your car.
TCPS JOB OPENINGS!
Bullying and cyberbullying, harassment and intimidation, hazing, and/or bias behaviors are unsafe behaviors that do not reflect respect for others as defined by Policy 10.16 on STUDENT CONDUCT – BULLYING, HARASSMENT OR INTIMIDATION . If a student is a target of one of these behaviors, you can report it using the Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation Reporting Form (linked below).
The form is also available at all schools, in the main office and the school’s counseling office. Students can also report issues directly to a staff member. When a situation that involves any of these behaviors is reported, staff members will respond quickly and will provide a practical, private, and safe place to report.