KHDS Back To School Plan

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The coming year will be different for everyone on campus and it will require changes in behaviors and policies and procedures from the very first day. With this in mind, staggering the start of school will enable us to better monitor our procedures and systems, help students adjust to the new rules of social distancing and other health and safety protocols, and allow for students and staff to adapt to these new circumstances while in smaller groups. Our task force will continue to assist us in evaluating the operational enhancements and safety protocols that we are putting in place to align them with the guidelines from local health officials and the CDC.

MASK POLICY (updated 5/5/21) The Medical Task Force re-evaluates policies and protocols regularly with the changing landscape and most current research. As we head into hotter and more humid weather, and as we continue to review the most current data on COVID transmission outdoors, we will be adjusting our masking policy on campus.

Moving forward, students and staff will no longer need to wear masks outdoors on campus even while playing sports or on the playground. Everyone will still need to keep socially distanced and anyone who wants to continue to mask is certainly free to do so. We do however continue to ask students to mask at morning drop-off while teachers are conducting temperature checks. Masks MUST go back on (and remain on) before entering any indoor space.

QUARANTINE POLICY (updated 12/2/20) A 14-day quarantine for straightforward exposure (to be determined on a case-by-case basis) has changed to 10 days, as long as the exposed individual and their family have remained without symptoms throughout the quarantine period.

TRAVEL POLICY (updated 4/28/21)

The revised travel policy that will go into effect immediately and continue through the summer as it pertains to Camp Ruach.

• Travel by automobile (car and RV) outside of the state of Florida with family members who reside in the same home will no longer require quarantine or testing upon return.

• Travel by air (domestic and international) or cruise will continue to require a 10 day quarantine or a negative PCR test on day 5 upon return from travel which will be permitted if the entire group of travelers is asymptomatic.

• Fully vaccinated individuals (defined by the CDC as 2 weeks following receipt of either two doses of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccine or one dose of the J & J vaccine) are exempt from quarantine and testing upon return.

• All individuals who are traveling, regardless of vaccination status or the destination/type of travel, are recommended to wear masks, take COVID precautions during travel, avoid large gatherings, and to self monitor for symptoms for 14 days upon returning.

This policy is in line with the most recent CDC guidance for traveling issued in April 2021.

We are committed to continuously re-evaluating our policies based on up to date science and epidemiology and will update you regarding any changes for the upcoming school year 2021-2022 over the summer. Our priority will continue to be to review and utilize current clinical guidance to introduce individual freedoms while ensuring the KHDS/Camp Ruach campus remains safe for our students, campers, faculty and staff.

Click the below link to access the CDC website:

Domestic Travel During COVID-19 | CDC