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COVID Updates

Faith Formation Assistance During COVID-19

Preventing Illness

As stated by the CDC, preventing and mitigating an outbreak is the most important strategy. We all have a responsibility to adhere to the following preventive measures and we ask that you review them with your daughter(s) at home:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick (and do not return to school until you are fever-free for 24 hours without medication).
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

From the CDC

COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

List of 5 frequently asked questions.

What are the quarantine guidelines for a student exposed to an individual with COVID-19?
The student may return to school after Day 7 post-exposure with a negative diagnostic test result and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring.
- Testing must be completed within a 48-hour period prior to the time of planned return to school (Day 6 or 7), but quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than Day 7.
- It is not permissible to avoid quarantine via Serologic (Antibody) testing as evidence of prior infection.
- Negative test results must be sent to an administrator prior to returning. Students will not be permitted into a classroom without administrative approval.
- Face coverings and physical distancing must be maintained for the full 14 days.
GRADES 3 and below ONLY: Quarantine
- 10-Day: The student can return to school after 10-days post-exposure without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring.
- Students will not be permitted into a classroom without administrative approval.
- Face coverings and physical distancing must be maintained for the full 14 days.
What are the quarantine guidelines if a student is infected with COVID-19?
COVID Positive. If a student is infected with COVID-19:
- 10-Day Quarantine: The student may return to school after Day 10.
- Students will not be permitted into a classroom without administrative approval.
- Face coverings and physical distancing must be maintained for the full 14 days.
What are the quarantine guidelines for student-athletes that test positive for COVID-19

14-day Quarantine: Student-athletes should not participate in athletic activities until a 14-day quarantine has been completed.
What is the current state guidance for using a mask?

All people - vaccinated and unvaccinated - should wear face masks while indoors if six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained.
Who needs to quarantine?
LDH and CDC advise that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to quarantine following an exposure to COVID-19. Anyone who tests positive should immediately isolate. Isolation (for those who test positive for COVID-19) typically consists of:
- If symptomatic, at least 10 days since symptoms first appeared, symptoms are improving, and at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medication.
- If asymptomatic but with a positive test, 10 days from the time the test sample was collected.