NPHS Winter Activities Covid-19 Playbook

NPHS Winter Activities Covid-19 Playbook Our goal is to provide a safe learning environment for all students that mitigates the risks during the COVID pandemic. North Platte Public Schools has developed a playbook that addresses the daily operations of our schools. With North Platte High School Activities, we have highlighted areas that are unique to North Platte High School Activities to assist parents in understanding the expectations and routines unique to North Platte High School Activities. Coaches/Sponsors and students will be taught expectations the first day and continue throughout the school year. For more in-depth plans in regards to COVID, access the District Return to School Plan. *Levels for activities will be aligned with the current DHM’s, NSAA guidance, West Central Health District guidance, and North Platte Public Schools guidance.*

Update 10-28-20: NEW GUIDELINE SURROUNDING RED ON THE COMMUNITY RISK DIAL At NPPS, the health and safety of our students, staff, and the families we serve is of utmost importance to us. We will continue to err on the side of caution when making decisions regarding teaching and learning as we move through this pandemic together. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

If the Community Risk Dial moves to 'red' North Platte Public Schools may not resort to Remote Learning as outlined in the information below. If the Community Risk Dial elevates into the 'red' zone, NPPS will continue to work with the West Central District Health Department (WCDHD) and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) to implement plans and protocols for continued in-person learning. Along with using the Community Risk Factors, NPPS will continue to use District Internal Factors, including the number of students and staff who are either quarantined or isolated weekly to make an informed decision. We will follow WCDHD and NDE recommendations to provide in-person learning while controlling and reducing the spread of COVID-19. NPPS will continue to collaborate with the WCDHD and NDE to evaluate and adjust our plans according to our community and schools' needs. Our primary objectives are to keep students and staff safe and school operating in-person learning. We know that the best place to provide educational, social, and emotional support to our students is in the school buildings. If NPPS, WCDHD, and NDE determine that in-person learning is not safe due to the spread of the coronavirus, classroom, schools, and/ or the district may resort to remote learning as a safe alternative.

Students, Staff, and the district will operate in the orange category guidelines if the community risk dial moves to red. If NPPS, WCDHD, and NDE determine that in-person learning is not safe due to the spread of the coronavirus, classrooms, schools, and/or the district will close and resort to remote learning as a safe alternative. More detailed information will be provided if we resort to remote learning.

Area Locker Room

Green Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

Yellow - Masks required by all in the locker room. -Minimum of 6 feet between individuals. -Minimize time in the locker room to 10 minutes. -Hand sanitizer stations at entrance and exit of all locker rooms.

Orange

If NPPS, WCDHD, and NDE determine that in-person learning is not safe due to the spread of the coronavirus, classroom, schools, and/ or the district may resort to remote learning as a safe alternative. If this situation occurs, the following will be implemented.

-Masks required by all in the locker room. Locker rooms should not be used. -Minimum of 6 feet between individuals. Athletes should report in -Minimize time in the locker room to 10 appropriate attire and minutes. immediately return home to shower after participation. -Hand sanitizer stations at entrance and exit of all locker rooms.

-Students must not share towels, clothing, -Students must not share towels, clothing, or shoes. or shoes. I-ndividual clothing/towels should be washed and cleaned after every workout/practice.

-Individual clothing/towels should be washed and cleaned after every workout/practice.

-Mandatory showers after practice for athletes participating in WRESTLING.

-Mandatory showers after practice for athletes participating in WRESTLING. -Locker rooms sprayed down and moped

-Locker rooms sprayed down and moped with disinfectant at the end of the day with custodial staff. Equipment

Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

with disinfectant at the end of the day with custodial staff.

-Athletic equipment such as headgear, -Athletic equipment such as headgear, No shared athletic equipment should be worn only by one individual and should be worn only by one individual and between athletes. not shared. not shared. -Basketball sanitizes equipment daily through disinfectant solutions. -Wrestling & Swim-Dive athletes should utilize their own equipment. -Wrestling mats should be sanitized before and after practice.

-Basketball sanitizes equipment intermittently throughout practice with disinfected and daily at the end of practice through disinfectant solution . -Wrestling & Swim-Dive athletes should utilize their own equipment. -Wrestling mats should be sanitized before and after practice.

Training Room

Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

-Predetermined List Submitted by Coach; -Predetermined List Submitted by Coach; Will be scheduled by Athletic Trainer. Will be scheduled by Athletic Trainer. -Individuals should wash hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer prior to entering the training room.

-Individuals should wash hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer prior to entering the training room.

-10 athletes in a room at a time

-5 athletes in a room at a time

-Masks required by all in the training room.

-Adequate cleaning schedule should be in -Adequate cleaning schedule should be in place by the head trainer. place by the head trainer. -Hard surfaces wiped down and sanitized -Hard surfaces wiped down and sanitized between athlete usage. between athlete usage -PPE gear worn by trainers and interns -PPE gear worn by trainers and interns (Limit 2 interns) (Limit 1 interns) -Athletes receive direct treatment only in the room.

Access to athletic trainers and athletic training rooms will be strictly limited.

-Limited usage of electrodes for STEM machines. -Grab & Go Ice Stations; Mobile heating pre-practice in locker rooms. -Taping restricted to athletes who have been 1) Approved by Tom K. or 2) In process of rehab.

-Athletes receiving direct treatment only in the room. -Limited usage of electrodes for STEM machines. -Grab & Go Ice Stations; Mobile heating pre-practice in locker rooms.

-Taping restricted to athletes who have been 1) Approved by Tom K. or 2) In -Athletic training room sprayed down and process of rehab. mopped with disinfectant at the end of the day with custodial staff. -Athletic training room sprayed down and moped with disinfectant at the end of the day with custodial staff. Practice

Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

-Temperature checks prior to the start of practice and COVID-19 screening questions asked.

-Temperature is defined as 100.0 F

-Head Coach/Sponsor assigns assistant coaches to a group of athletes. These are the responsibility of each team/group and will be recorded and shared with the Activities Director and Athletic Trainer at the end of the week.

-Any person with signs and symptoms reported should not practice and should self isolate and contact their healthcare provider to be cleared. Temperature Only: Can return when temperature subsides for 24 hours without use of medicine.

Temperature w/ Symptoms (No Positive): Must contact healthcare

- Head Coach/Sponsor assigns assistant coaches to a group of athletes. These are the responsibility of each team/group and will be recorded and shared with the Activities Director and Athletic Trainer at the end of the week.

-Any person with signs and symptoms reported should not practice and should self isolate and contact their healthcare provider to be cleared. Temperature w/ Symptoms (No Positive): Temperature Only: Can return Must contact healthcare provider and when temperature subsides for

provider and have clearance received by athletic trainer or administrator before returning. CDC "If You Are Sick" Guidelines

have clearance received by athletic trainer 24 hours without use of or administrator before returning. medicine. CDC "If You Are Sick" Guidelines Temperature w/ Symptoms (No Temperature w/ Symptoms (Positive): Positive): Must contact Temperature w/ Symptoms (Positive): Follow CDC guidelines for isolation. healthcare provider and have Follow CDC guidelines for isolation. CDC Positive COVID Test Guidelines clearance received by athletic CDC Positive COVID Test Guidelines trainer or administrator before -Masks will be worn from the locker room returning. -Masks will be worn from the locker room to the practice location. Further mask CDC "If You Are Sick" Guidelines to the practice location. Further mask guidance found in the activity specific guidance found in the activity specific section below. Temperature w/ Symptoms section below. (Positive): Follow CDC guidelines -All athletes must have their OWN water for isolation. -All athletes must have their OWN water bottle/cooler. Each athlete will be checked CDC Positive COVID Test bottle/cooler. Each athlete will be one out at the beginning of the season. Guidelines checked one out at the beginning of the Replacement of the water bottle will be season. Replacement of the water bottle borne by the athlete. Bottles will be -Masks will be worn from the will be borne by the athlete. Bottles will transported in assigned crates. locker room to the practice be transported in assigned crates. location. Further mask guidance -Practiced structured in 14 minutes found in the activity specific -Practiced structured in 14 minutes segments with break times for social section below. segments with break times for social distancing and/or mask breaks. Equipment distancing and/or mask breaks. should be sanitized at this time. -All athletes must have their Equipment can be sanitized at this time. OWN water bottle/cooler. Each athlete will be checked one out at the beginning of the season. Replacement of the water bottle will be borne by the athlete. Bottles will be transported in assigned crates. -Practiced structured in 14 minutes segments with break times for social distancing and/or mask breaks. Equipment should be sanitized at this time.

Allowable Activities Per Activity

Play Production: DHM’s and local health officials restrictions removed; Physical distancing encouraged when practical.

Play Production: Events/competitions may resume. Maintain social distance when not actively involved.

Play Production:Events/competitions may Play Production: Maintain 6 feet resume. Maintain social distance when social distance. possible. Groups scenes should be done with the same students. Unified Bowling: Maintain social Unified Bowling: Full practice and distance when possible. Sanitize competitions. Maintain social distance Unified Bowling: Full practice and hands after each frame.; Use when possible. Sanitize hands after each competitions. Maintain social distance your own ball. Masks worn at all Unified Bowling: DHM’s frame. Masks worn at all times except when possible. Sanitize hands after each times except when actively and local health officials when actively bowling. frame. Masks worn at all times except bowling. restrictions removed; when actively bowling. Physical distancing Basketball: Practices and contests may Basketball: Conditioning, encouraged when begin. Masks are encouraged to be worn Basketball: Practices and contests may individual ball skill drills, no practical. when in warm-up and during drill work. begin. Masks are encouraged to be worn contact or sharing of balls. A Masks do not need to be worn during when in warm-up and during drill work. player may shoot with a ball(s), Basketball: DHM’s and scrimmage/game situations and during Masks do not need to be worn during but a team should not local health officials conditioning drills. Masks to be worn scrimmage/game situations and during practice/pass a single ball among restrictions removed; during the game by all bench personnel conditioning drills. Masks to be worn the team where multiple players Physical distancing including non-competition players. High during the game by all bench personnel touch the same ball. Equipment encouraged when fives, handshakes are prohibited. including non-competition players. High will be disinfected after practice practical. Maintain appropriate social distancing on fives, handshakes are prohibited. Maintain and students will be required to team benches. appropriate social distancing on team wash and hand sanitizer after Wrestling: DHM’s and benches. practice or a specific drill. local health officials Wrestling: Practices and contests may restrictions removed; begin. Groups of no more than 4-5 to Wrestling: Practices and contests may Wrestling: Conditioning, mirror Physical distancing workout with daily throughout the begin. Groups of no more than 4-5 to drills with spacing, no contact. encouraged when season. Mandatory breaks every 14 workout with daily throughout the season. Wrestlers may skill and drill practical. minutes to sanitize & social distance. Mandatory breaks every 14 minutes to without touching a teammate (if Wrestling headgear should only be worn sanitize & social distance. Wrestling physical distancing is adhered Swim & Dive: DHM’s and by one individual and not shared. headgear should only be worn by one to). Disinfecting wipes or foam local health officials Wrestling mats should be disinfected individual and not shared. Wrestling mats on athletes before and after restrictions removed; between each match. Players should have should be disinfected between each practice. Physical distancing designated spaces for their personal match. Players should have designated encouraged when belongings. Maintain appropriate social spaces for their personal belongings. Swim & Dive: Full practices and practical. distancing in team areas. Disinfecting Maintain appropriate social distancing in competitions. Athletes should wipes or foam on athletes before and team areas. Disinfecting wipes or foam on arrive at the facility ready to after practice. athletes before and after practice. practice/compete. Wash your hands with a disinfectant soap Swim & Dive: Full practices and Swim & Dive: Full practices and and water or use a hand sanitizer

competitions. Athletes should arrive at the facility ready to practice/compete. Wash your hands with a disinfectant soap and water or use a hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available, before going to the pool. Do not share equipment. Follow directions for spacing and stay at least six feet apart from others. Maintain appropriate social distancing from other athletes when taking a break. Wash your hands thoroughly or use a hand sanitizer after leaving the pool.Do not use the locker room or changing area. Shower at home, wear your suit to and from practice. No extra-curricular or social activity should take place. No congregation after swimming.

if soap and water are not readily available, before going to the pool. Do not share equipment. Follow directions for spacing and stay at least six feet apart from others. Maintain appropriate social distancing from other athletes when taking a break. Wash your hands thoroughly or use a hand sanitizer after leaving the pool.Do not use the locker room or changing area. Shower at home, wear your suit to and from practice. No extra-curricular or social activity should take place. No congregation after swimming.

Speechâ€‹: Utilize rooms with good ventilation and air change rate for both in-person practice and competition. Minimize in-person practice time to 30 minutes, with physical distancing, when possible. Provide hand sanitizer in all competition rooms/team areas. Sanitize frequently touched objects and surfaces in performance areas/rooms. Restrict attendance at in-person contests. Restrict who is allowed in performance rooms during in-person contests (ex. judge & active participant(s) only). Designate specific team areas/rooms for participating schools at in-person contests

Game Day

Dawg House Total Capacity: 2,232 75%: 1,674 50%: 1,116 Alternating Row: 1176 Home Fans: 725 (362) Student Section: 475 (235) Visitor Section: 648 (324) Overflow: 384 (192)

Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

Temperature checks for visiting teams should be taken prior to their departure for North Platte. These should be kept on file for future reference.

For wrestling, weigh-ins will take place in For wrestling, weigh-ins will take place in the wrestling room completed by team the wrestling room completed by team with 1 team per scale. with 1 team per scale. Ticket takers and concessions workers will Ticket takers and concessions workers will have protective plexiglass screens. have protective plexiglass screens. Hand sanitizer stations at the entrance of Hand sanitizer stations at the entrance of all facilities, team benches, and head all facilities, team benches, and head tables. tables. Indoor 50% of rated capacity at a time with recommended 6 feet distance between groups through marked seating areas.

Indoor 50% of rated capacity at a time with recommended 6 feet distance between groups through marked seating areas.

Face coverings required for spectators, staff, coaches, and non competition athletes.

Live stream of events will be made available when applicable.

Appropriate social distancing will need to be maintained on sidelines, benches, stages, and classrooms during practice and competitions. This includes ONE COACH per corner chair in wrestling.

Changes in the number of teams/communities in gym for basketball and wrestling. Will be determined at a later date.

Very limited competitions; Attendance of spectators will be suspended at this time. Live stream of events will be made available when applicable.

Transportation

Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

Spectators and contestants are encouraged to exit the facility upon completion of the event.

Establish protocols for bus stops, loading/unloading students to minimize congregation of children from different households. Social distance rules should apply to the extent possible. Recommended one student/coach/sponsor per seat and face masks should be worn at all times.

Capacities Charter: 26 Total Passengers

Yellow: 24 Total Passengers

Mini: 7 Total Passengers

Parents can take students to events if they are concerned about the spread. Proper consent forms must be filled out and approved by the Activities Office 24 hours prior to departure. Parents must pick up students by bus, after temperature check, before transporting athletes.

Parents must honor students attendance at events according to the head coaches directives Temperature checks prior to loading the bus/van and COVID-19 screening questions asked. These are the responsibility of each team/group and will be recorded and shared with the

Parents must honor students attendance at events according to the head coaches directives Temperature checks prior to loading the bus/van and COVID-19 screening questions asked. These are the responsibility of each team/group and will be recorded and shared with the Activities Director.

Travel to activities by the school district is TBD. All travel could be the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

Activities Director. Any person with signs and symptoms reported should not board the bus/van and should self isolate and contact their healthcare provider to be cleared. Travel Rosters WILL apply at this time. Concessions

Normal - Additional Precautions May Be Required.

Any person with signs and symptoms reported should not board the bus/van and should self isolate and contact their healthcare provider to be cleared. Travel Rosters WILL apply at this time

Concessions workers will have protective Concessions workers will have protective plexiglass screens. plexiglass screens. Concession workers will wear gloves and masks when handling all food & drink items.

Concession workers will wear gloves and masks when handling all food & drink items.

Hand sanitizer stations at the concessions Hand sanitizer stations at the concessions area. area. Recommended 6 feet distance between groups.

Recommended 6 feet distance between groups.

No concessions due to no potentially scheduled activities with spectators.

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