Arrival & Departure Procedures

• Temperature checks upon arrival - all students and staff. Anything above 100 degrees F is considered a fever and will be sent home.

• Students experiencing symptoms during the school day such as sore throat, cough, chills or flu-like symptoms will be asked to be picked up by a parent and remain at home, while checking with a health professional about COVID-19 Testing.

• If parents are notified that their child has a fever or other flu-like symptoms, the student will remain in the nurse's office for immediate parent pick up - within ONE HOUR of school contact. This is to minimize the impact on others at school.

• Community access to the schools will be limited to immediate needs only. Parents participating in morning and afternoon arrivals/dismissals will be asked to remain in the vehicles. The only exception is for SCHEDULED meetings with staff or teachers.

• Student staggered arrival and dismissal practices will be implemented when possible.

Personal Hygiene

• Masks are required at school and on the bus. The only exception is when eating during designated meal times.

• Students and staff will be asked to use hand sanitizing stations and frequent hand washing with soap and water (20 seconds).

• Students and staff are reminded to avoid touching face and mouth.

• Students will be asked to avoid physical interactions with classmates such as high fives, hugs, or handling one another's personal items such as pencils, books, water bottles, etc.

Individuals Confirmed or Suspected with COVID-19

Any individuals who themselves either: (a) are lab-confirmed to have COVID-19; or (b) experience the symptoms of COVID-19 (listed below) must stay at home throughout the infection period, and cannot return to campus until the school system screens the individual to determine any of the below conditions for campus re-entry have been met:

• In the case of an individual who was diagnosed with COVID-19, the individual may return to school when all three of the following criteria are met:

1. at least three days (24 hours) have passed since recovery (resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications);

2. the individual has improvement in symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath); and

3. at least ten days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

• In the case of an individual who has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and who is not evaluated by a medical professional or tested for COVID-19, such individual is assumed to have COVID-19, and the individual may not return to the campus until the individual has completed the same three-step set of criteria listed above.

• If the individual has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and wants to return to school before completing the above stay at home period, the individual must either (a) obtain a medical professional’s note clearing the individual for return based on an alternative diagnosis or (b) receive two separate confirmations at least 24 hours apart that they are free of COVID via acute infection tests at an approved COVID-19 testing location found at https://tdem.texas.gov/covid-19/.

Transportation Safety

1. Manara Academy will provide and require students and staff to use hand sanitizer upon boarding the bus.

2. When possible, a couple of bus windows will remain open to allow outside air circulation in the bus.

3. When possible, Manara Academy encourages families to consider transporting their own children to school to reduce possible COVID-19 exposure on buses.

4. Buses will be thoroughly cleaned after each bus trip, focusing on high touch surfaces such as bus seats, steering wheels, knobs and door handles.