HEALTH

Testing Positive

Anyone who tests positive must notify the CEO/Head of School and School Nurse as soon as possible and will need to stay in self-isolation for at least 5-7 days. (If a student or staff member presents COVID-like symptoms and chooses not to be tested, they may return to school 10 days from the start of their symptoms, as long as the symptoms have improved and they have been without fever for at least 24 hours prior to their return to school without the use of fever reducing medication).

Recommended Protocol for Individuals who Test Positive:

• Notify school immediately

• Duration: Self-isolation for COVID-19 positive cases is a minimum of 5 days after symptom onset or after positive PCR for antigen test, if asymptomatic.

• Return to school with mask: Starting day 6 and once they have:

1. Been without fever for 24 hours (and without taking feverreducing medications like Tylenol)

2. Experienced improvement in other symptoms

3. Have a negative rapid test

Note: Return to school should be based on time and symptom resolution after checking in with the CEO/Head of School and Nurse. A mask should be worn for three days following their return. Repeat testing prior to return is not recommended as there is no eligibility to test for 90 days. Testing can resume on day 91.

Health

Recommended Close Contact Protocol

A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of a positive case for at least 15 continuous minutes. All close contacts should be tested, and if they are not vaccinated, they must self-quarantine for 14 days after the last exposure to the person who tested positive regardless of test result. After further consultation with the medical community, this is the updated guidance as the virus can cause illness from 2-14 days after exposure and even asymptomatic individuals can transmit the virus.

The following close contacts are exempt from testing and quarantine response protocols (Recommended):

1. Asymptomatic, fully vaccinated close contacts: Individuals who are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated are exempt from testing and quarantine response protocols.

2. Classroom close contacts: A fully vaccinated individual who is exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual in the classroom while both individuals were masked, so long as the individuals were spaced at least 3 feet apart, is exempt from testing and quarantine response protocols.

3. Bus close contacts: Individuals on buses must be masked according to federal requirements. As such, individuals who are masked on buses when windows are open are exempt from testing and quarantine response protocols.

4. Close contacts who have had COVID-19 within the past 90 days: An individual who has been previously diagnosed with COVID-19 and then becomes a close contact of someone with COVID-19 is exempt from testing and quarantine response protocols if: a. The exposure occurred within 90 days of the onset of their own illness, and b. The exposed individual is recovered and remains without COVID-19 symptoms.