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K-12 School and Child Care Guidance (2023-24 School Year)
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COVID-19 Guidance
COVID-19 Guidance for Students and Families
COVID-19 Guidance for School and Child Care Staff
COVID-19 Testing
If you have tested positive for COVID-19:
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COVID-19 Isolation Guidance: CDPH Guidance for Local Health Jurisdictions and the general public (Updated 1/9/24)
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If a student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19, they should:
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Isolate at home until they have not had a fever for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving,
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Wear a well-fitted mask around others through the end of Day 10 following symptom-onset or testing positive for COVID-19 (if asymptomatic), and
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Avoid contact with people at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection for 10 days.
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See slopublichealth.org/IQ for detailed instructions, including information about treatment and at-home care.
If you have been exposed to COVID-19:
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slopublichealth.org/IQ: Instructions for what to do if you have been exposed to COVID-19
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"Close Contact" means: In indoor spaces of 400,000 or fewer cubic feet per floor (such as homes, clinic waiting rooms, airplanes, etc.), close contact is defined as sharing the same indoor airspace for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes) during a confirmed case's infectious period.
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If a student or staff member has been exposed, they should test for COVID-19 if:
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They have new COVID-19 symptoms. They should test right away and wear a well-fitted mask around others.
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They do not have symptoms but are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection and may be eligible for treatment. They should test within 5 days of exposure.
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They do not have symptoms but have contact with individuals who are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection. They should mask indoors when around such people for 10 days and consider testing within 5 days after the last exposure date (Day 0) and before contact with higher-risk individuals.
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If a person has COVID-19 symptoms and tests negative on an antigen test, they should test again at least a day later (note that antigen tests in infected people may not be positive right away even if symptoms are present).
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Communicable Disease Reporting
List of Reportable Diseases and Conditions
Note: The total number of cases that constitute an outbreak varies by disease.
How to Report Communicable Disease Outbreaks
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To report two or more cases of non-COVID-19 illness, authorized school or child care personnel should email [email protected] with a completed version of this line list attached.
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To report an outbreak of COVID-19, (defined as 3+ cases within a cohort, such as a class or team), authorized school or child care personnel should email [email protected] with the following details:
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How many staff cases
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How many student cases
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Name of cohort (e.g., Ms. Smith’s 2nd grade class, JV boys' basketball team, etc.)
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Name of school
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Date of first case’s symptom onset (or date of first positive test if no symptoms)
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If you wish to report a case of an unusual illness, authorized school or child care personnel can email [email protected] with the following details:
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Case Name
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Case Phone Number
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Case Email (if available)
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Date when symptoms began
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School Point of Contact Name
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School Point of Contact Phone Number
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Exposure Notifications (Template Letters)
Schools and child care facilities may personalize the template letters below to distribute to parents/guardians in the instance of an outbreak.
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Vaccinations
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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
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Health and Wellness
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Contact
For general questions, contact Kelsi Elliott at [email protected] | 805-788-2123