What to Expect for 2021-2022

1. We ask you to evaluate your child each morning for the following:
   • Have you had any of the following symptoms in the last 24 hours:
     • Cough / Chills / Shortness of Breath / Fever >100 or feeling feverish / Congestion or runny nose / Muscle / Pain / Headache / Sore throat / Diarrhea / New loss of taste or smell / Nausea or vomiting / Taken fever reducing medication?
     • Have you been in contact with anyone who has experienced COVID-19 symptoms or was diagnosed with COVID-19?

2. Wearing of masks will be optional.  If families prefer their child wear a mask, we will support and educate all students.
3. Temperature checks will be conducted randomly and/or when warranted.
4. Regular hand washing and hand sanitizing procedures will continue.
5. Students are required to carry water bottles.  Water drinking fountains will remain closed.  We have added additional water bottle filling stations. 
6. All classroom and campus cleaning protocols will continue.
7. All students, including PK, will be eating in the cafeteria.
8. We will begin the year with a closed campus (no visitors) with the hope to open campus after we, as a school family, begin to learn the routines.
9. Birthday treats are welcomed, but must be individually wrapped.

St. Philip School will be reviewing and updating the Covid policy as need arises and reserves the right to make changes where needed for the safety of our students and staff.

8/11/21
QUARANTINE (CDC 12.2.20)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/scientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fmore%2Fscientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine.html#print
Local public health authorities determine and establish the quarantine options for their jurisdictions. CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on local circumstances and resources, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives.

• Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring.

• When diagnostic testing resources are sufficient and available (see bullet 3, below), then quarantine can end after Day 7 if a diagnostic specimen tests negative and if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring. The specimen may be collected and tested within 48 hours before the time of planned quarantine discontinuation (e.g., in anticipation of testing delays), but quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than after Day 7.

In both cases, additional criteria (e.g., continued symptom monitoring and masking through Day 14) must be met and are outlined in the full text.