COVID-19 Information
COVID Positive
If a student tests positive for an active case of COVID-19, parents must report that to the school.
Whenever a district staff member tests positive for an active case of COVID-19, they must report that to their supervisor for the same reasons.
Isolation for Positive Cases
A person who tests positive must isolate and will not be allowed back onto school property until at least 5 days after their positive test OR the onset of their symptoms. Even then, they must have 24 hours with no fever (and no fever-reducing medicine) AND improvement in their symptoms.
Distance Learning
Students are expected to engage via Distance Learning while under self-quarantine or isolation UNLESS they are ill.
Prevention Strategies
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. District restrooms are equipped with soap, which is preferred over hand sanitizers.
If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water, not sanitizer, if hands are visibly dirty.
Face-masks
The CDC encourages the use of face-masks for 10 days after a known exposure.
Other Precautions
Practice social distancing by avoiding all close contact with people who are sick and staying six feet away from anyone not part of your household.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Stay home when you are sick. The district sends home any student or staff member who has a fever of 100.4°F and they may NOT return to school until their temperature is below 100.4°F for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication (Tylenol, ibuprofen) or with a release from a physician.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe. See Disinfecting Chromebooks and Computers.
Gloves are not effective unless you frequently and safely de-glove and re-glove as you handle potentially contaminated items.
Signs & Symptoms
Click here to see more about the Signs & Symptoms of COVID-19.
FAQ
What should I do if someone in my family tests positive for an active case of COVID-19?
If a staff member or student tests positive, call the school and please be prepared to share the date the sample was taken that later tested positive for COVID-19 and the date on which any COVID-19 signs or symptoms developed.
If the person who tests positive is not a student or staff member, everyone who lives with that person should quarantine. Typically the isolation for the positive individual would need to last for the 5 days after the positive test or after symptoms developed.
What information will the district release?
The district is bound by FERPA, the federal privacy law. So it cannot release personally identifiable information about any student who is a positive case. This protects personal and family privacy and thus encourages people to report positive cases to the district. Please do not pressure district personnel for the identities of people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The district cannot release that information.
COVID-19 Web Links
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Oklahoma State Department of Health