Current travel advisory update from NJ DOH (as of February 2021):

• If travel is unavoidable, travelers should consider getting tested with a viral test (not an antibody test) 1-3 days before the trip and again 3-5 days after the trip.

• If travelers test positive, they should self-isolate for at least 10 days and should postpone travel during that time.

• If travelers test negative, they should quarantine for a full 7 days after travel.

• If testing is not available (or if the results are delayed), travelers should quarantine for 10 days after travel.

New Jersey Travel Requirements

Health and Safety Procedures

• All plans were designed with social distancing and building capacity limits per the recommendations of the NJ DOE, NJ DOH and the CDC.

• Protocols have been implemented for daily screenings or staff and students, handling of symptoms in and out of schools and contact tracing.

• The district actively works with the local Department of Health, school nurses and doctors, as well as local community medical experts to devise the most safe and effective procedures, including:

  • • Daily health monitoring

    • Protocols for staff/students who have been in contact with a suspected COVID-19 patient

    • Procedure for staff/students who are smptomatic

    • Required masks druing the school day for both students and staff

    • Multiple/staggered entries/exits and times

    • Signage/directional signs for hallways, stairways and entries

    • Handwashing measures

    • Cleaning and disinfection protocols

Travel Advisories

• We will require families to adhere to the current state and federal travel advisories for travel from the identified high-risk states with a significant spread of COVID-19.

• We are following the current guidelines from the state of New Jersey: https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/travel-and-transportation/are-there-travel-restrictions-to-or-from-new-jersey

COVID Case Protocols : Millburn Protocols as provided to the State in our Restart and Recovery Plan:

Protocols for Symptomatic Students and Staff

Millburn Public Schools Nursing plan provides guidelines for the provision of Nursing services by the school nurses. The Nursing Plan is reviewed by the School Doctor annually and approved by the Millburn Board of Education. The plan will be reviewed and updated with any pertinent information regarding Covid-19.

The following district guidelines are provided to deal specifically with the novel Covid19 virus based upon CDC guidelines:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html

Returning to School if you have been sick with COVID-19

Returning to School if you have recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19

• Standard protocols with regard to cases of Covid-19 in a classroom or school have NOT been established by the CDC and NJDOH in the school setting. Their current guidance is that we must notify our public health officials and work closely with them in our response.

• Protocol for Staff who are Ill

1. If a staff member falls ill, they must stay home until cleared by a doctor to return to work and receive a negative COVID test.

2. If a staff member tests positive for COVID 19, he/she needs to self isolate for 10 days and may return to work after 10 days if symptoms are diminishing and no fever for 24 hours with physician clearance.

3. If a staff member comes into contact with someone who tests positive he/she must quarantine for 14 days.

4. If a staff member tests positive, contact tracing is carried out to stop further infections. Health department will be informed and involved to prevent spread. Any students or staff members that came into close contact with that person 48 hours prior to the onset of symptoms, or a positive test, will be notified and will go into quarantine for 14 days.

5. Rooms/buildings will be thoroughly cleaned. Considerations for Cleaning and Disinfecting your Building or Facility.

• Protocol for Students who are Ill

1. If a student falls ill at school with fever,cough, shortness of breath or any other symptoms of COVID 19, that student must be removed from class and sent to the nurses office where they will be evaluated and put into isolation until picked up by a parent/guardian. Rapid response minimizes risk. CDC isolation protocols for schools

2. Ill students need to be picked up within 20 minutes of a parent being called. Parents/Guardians must identify backup caregivers added to their emergency contact list if their job takes them more than 20 minutes from school.

3. After the student is placed in an isolation area, school staff who work in the isolation area should follow CDC’s Considerations for Cleaning and Disinfecting your Building or Facility.

4. If students fall ill they must be cleared by a physician to return to school, fever must be explained through diagnosis, such as strep throat, ear infection, etc. and they receive a negative COVID test.

5. If a student is diagnosed with COVID 19, he/she needs to remain out of school and follow isolation protocols and can only return to school when cleared by a physician.

6. Contact tracing will be done by the school nurse, in collaboration with the local health department.

7. Anyone who spent more than 10 minutes with the student 48 hours to the onset of symptoms or a positive test, needs to be notified and go into quarantine.

It is essential that we protect people’s privacy, HIPAA and FERPA when disclosing any illnesses or evaluating students.