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COVID-19 SCENARIOS - EXPOSURE & QUARANTINE GUIDELINES
COVID-19 SCENARIOS - EXPOSURE & QUARANTINE GUIDELINES
If Family Member of Staff or Student Test Positive for COVID-19:
If Family Member of Staff or Student Test Positive for COVID-19:
Anyone who has been in close contact to a confirmed case or a symptomatic individual with a known exposure should quarantine at home for 14 days past their last exposure to the case.
Anyone who has been in close contact to a confirmed case or a symptomatic individual with a known exposure should quarantine at home for 14 days past their last exposure to the case.
• Close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes during their infectious period, which includes the 48 hours before the day the person became sick (or the 48 hours before specimen collection if a symptomatic) unless the person was isolated.
• Close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes during their infectious period, which includes the 48 hours before the day the person became sick (or the 48 hours before specimen collection if a symptomatic) unless the person was isolated.
• Close contact is also defined as having direct contact with the COVID-19 case (having touched, hugged, or kissed them), you shared eating or drinking utensils, or they sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you.
• Close contact is also defined as having direct contact with the COVID-19 case (having touched, hugged, or kissed them), you shared eating or drinking utensils, or they sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you.
• If a close contact becomes symptomatic while the student is in quarantine, it is considered a confirmed case on the day symptoms begin. The student will need to follow end of self-isolation criteria above to return to school.
• If a close contact becomes symptomatic while the student is in quarantine, it is considered a confirmed case on the day symptoms begin. The student will need to follow end of self-isolation criteria above to return to school.
• If a close contact tests positive but does not develop symptoms while the student is in quarantine, it is considered a confirmed case on the day the test sample was collected. The student will need to follow end of isolation criteria above to return to school.
• If a close contact tests positive but does not develop symptoms while the student is in quarantine, it is considered a confirmed case on the day the test sample was collected. The student will need to follow end of isolation criteria above to return to school.
• If someone in their quarantine period tests negative, they should remain in quarantine for the duration of the 14 days and monitor for the development of symptoms at any time during the quarantine period.
• If someone in their quarantine period tests negative, they should remain in quarantine for the duration of the 14 days and monitor for the development of symptoms at any time during the quarantine period.
• While face coverings should be worn in a school setting by staff and students in third grade or higher (and children over the age of two may also wear face coverings) as they prevent transmission of COVID, the use of face coverings is not a factor in determining close contacts.
• While face coverings should be worn in a school setting by staff and students in third grade or higher (and children over the age of two may also wear face coverings) as they prevent transmission of COVID, the use of face coverings is not a factor in determining close contacts.
• Contacts of contacts do not need to quarantine.
• Contacts of contacts do not need to quarantine.
• A symptomatic person who tests negative for COVID-19 should wait until at least 24-hours after their symptoms resolve to return to school (in consultation with their physician).
• A symptomatic person who tests negative for COVID-19 should wait until at least 24-hours after their symptoms resolve to return to school (in consultation with their physician).
If Staff or Student Test Positive for COVID-19:
If Staff or Student Test Positive for COVID-19:
Student/Faculty with COVID-19 symptoms* or a positive COVID-19 test may end self-isolation when:
Student/Faculty with COVID-19 symptoms* or a positive COVID-19 test may end self-isolation when:
• At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and
• At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared and
• At least 24 hours have passed since the resolution of fever without the use of fever reducing medications and
• At least 24 hours have passed since the resolution of fever without the use of fever reducing medications and
• Other symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved
• Other symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) have improved
• If asymptomatic, it has been at least 10-days since positive test collection date
• If asymptomatic, it has been at least 10-days since positive test collection date
During recovery, the student will transition to Distance Learning, and their teachers will work with him/her to complete missed assignments. Please contact your school nurse to alert of your absence and health situation.
During recovery, the student will transition to Distance Learning, and their teachers will work with him/her to complete missed assignments. Please contact your school nurse to alert of your absence and health situation.
The School Nurses will notify all applicable school staff and students’ parents/guardians who have been potentially exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
The School Nurses will notify all applicable school staff and students’ parents/guardians who have been potentially exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
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