Dear Parents of Students in Ms. Waseem’s Class
Your child has been identified as
having had close contact with someone who has tested positive for
COVID-19. We learned today that their
last day of exposure was Friday April 4/29. Whether your child
will need to stay home and for how long depends on which category they fall
into:
1.
If your child had COVID in the
last 90 days and is asymptomatic,
they may continue attending school uninterrupted.
·
Make sure your school has proof of the lab-confirmed positive
test.
·
Monitor your child for symptoms of COVID-19 for a full 14 days. If
they develop symptoms, have them tested with an antigen test (do not get a
PCR test).
·
You are not required to test your child unless they develop
symptoms.
2.
If your child hasn’t recently had a lab-confirmed case of COVID,
they can’t attend school and must quarantine until at least Thursday 5/5.
- With one negative COVID-19 test from a
health care provider on Day 5 OR two negative home test results from Day
4 and Day 5, your child can return to school on day 6.
·
The dates the COVID-19 tests should be
taken are as follows:
· Your child may NOT attend school or school-based activities while they are quarantining or return if their test results are still pending.
All parents should monitor their
children for symptoms of COVID-19 for a full 14 days regardless of when they
return to school. If they develop symptoms, have them tested
immediately.
While we have all been diligent in fighting
the spread of the virus, COVID-19 is still active in our communities.
Vaccination, monitoring for symptoms, staying home when sick, practicing social
distancing, washing hands, and wearing well-fitting masks (surgical masks,
double masking, KN 95, and N95) are critical steps you can take to continue to
protect your child, yourself and our community. Let us continue to entrust our
students to Our Lady as we all pray for an end to this pandemic.
