At the top of the list of priorities that inform our planning and thinking is health, safety, and the well-being of our school community. See below for resources, protocols and other information on how to keep you and your family safe and how you can do your part in reducing the spread of COVID-19.

All News & recent updates can be viewed here. A full archive of LPS COVID-19 updates can be accessed here. Staff can view the latest set of FAQs here (as of January 10, 2022)

LPS Health & Safety Protocols:

• • Effective March 9, 2022: Lexington Board of Health vote unanimously to lift the Town wide mandate. Masks are now optional at LPS school buildings. See LPS Recommendation to the Lexington BOH Regarding the Mask Mandate and FAQs (March 8, 2022)

  • COVID-19 Symptom Information

    • Daily Symptom Checker for students and staff

  • If Your Child Tests Positive For COVID-19

    • School Absence Forms

  • Isolation Guidelines

  • Close Contacts

  • Testing Resources

  • Staff & Student COVID-19 Vaccination

  • Hand washing and proper respiratory hygiene;

    • • More on respiratory Hygiene

      • More on hand washing

      • Hand washing tutorial or hand washing tutorial for younger students.

  • Assessing Air Quality & Ventilation

  • Frequent risk assessment checks by administrators to ensure that all safety measures are being followed and supplies are in stock.

How can I check or change my email address to ensure I am receiving important email communications from LPS and my school? For more about how to talk to your child about Coronavirus, see our Family Partnership & Support Page.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND UPDATES REGARDING COVID-19

• • Lexington Board of Health: COVID-19

  • Department of Elementary and Secondary Education COVID-19 Information

    • • About Department of Elementary and Secondary Education COVID-19 Testing

  • Massachusetts COVID-19 Interactive Data Dashboard

  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19

  • COVID-19 Resources from the US Department of Education

  • American Academy of Pediatrics COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools

  • Center for Disease Control (CDC): COVID-19

    • • • School guidance from the CDC

  • World Health Organization (WHO): COVID-19