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COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES

When to Stay Home: Educating Families and Students About Exclusion Practices

The District will provide education to families and staff about signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

Parents should monitor their children’s temperature and symptoms prior to riding the bus or enter the school building every day.

Staff should monitor their temperature and symptoms prior to entering the school building every day.

All staff and students are required to stay home when exhibiting signs or symptoms of COVID-19, a temperature greater than 100.4 degrees F, when diagnosed with COVID-19, or when in close contact withing 6 feet apart with someone who is diagnosed with COVID-19.

All staff and students are required to:

Report illness and absence to school and the school nurse for tracking and potential contact tracing as needed.

Comply with travel restrictions. Please visit the CT Travel Advisory webpage for up-to-date information regarding quarantine and testing options upon return to Connecticut after visiting a restricted or country.

Return to buildings only after criteria to return to work/school have been met.

Maintaining a Culture of Clean: Educating and Implementing Healthy Hygiene Practices

All staff and students are required to:

Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds upon school entry, after bathroom use, be fore eating, after outdoor activities, and any time hands are soiled.

Sanitize hands with alcohol based sanitizer when unable to wash hands with soap and water. Hand sanitizer will be strategically placed and marked throughout all District buildings.

Practice appropriate respiratory etiquette:

Cover coughs and sneezes with tissue (or elbow, if no tissue) Dispose of tissue immediately in trash receptacle Avoid touching face, mouth, nose with hands

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