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Students or staff developing symptoms during the school day: Symptoms of COVID-19 include the following: Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea Students and staff developing symptoms during the school day (including temperature screenings upon entry to the school) will be isolated and sent home as soon as possible. There is staff available to observe and provide support and help with basic needs. Staff caring for students developing symptoms during the school day will: Provide support and help cover basic needs Look for emergency warning signs and seek emergency medical care (911) immediately if: Trouble breathing Persistent pain or pressure in the chest New confusion Inability to wake or stay awake Bluish lips or face Wear face masks, shields, disposable gloves, and gowns when in contact with sick individuals for longer than 10 minutes. Clean and disinfect commonly touched surfaces Cleaning after a Positive Case: Classrooms and bathrooms used by the individual will be closed off for a minimum of 24 hours before being cleaned and disinfected. After being disinfected, the classrooms and other spaces may be used normally. Gaston Day School Crisis Response Policy and Procedure Guidelines | Published July 2020 | Revised 9.23.20 18
Procedure for Notifying the school of a Positive Case: We require that any student or employee identified with COVID-19 notifies Gaston Day School so that we may begin to take mandated precautions for closing any section of the school to include the entire school. The privacy of the information provided to us is paramount. We will only release information to local or state health officials as required. The Gaston County Health Department is also required to notify us of any person(s) that has tested positive for COVID-19 in Gaston County and is associated with Gaston Day School, while they conduct their health assessment and track potentially affected persons. Any delay in your notification to us only places the health and safety of all <strong>GDS</strong> members at risk. We ask for your support and openness if ever your child or family member poses a risk to others within our campus. Return to school of students or employees that have tested positive with COVID-19 must meet the following criteria: 1. 10 days since positive COVID diagnosis must have past AND 2. Have been asymptomatic for 72 hours (fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medicines and other COVID symptoms improving) AND 3. Have a doctors note certifying that you are ok to return to school Return of students or employees with direct contact of person that has tested positive with COVID-19: Quarantine for 14 days and take a COVID-19 test no earlier than 7 days after the direct contact has happened. If that person starts to develop symptoms during the 14 day quarantine: Must take a COVID-19 test no earlier than 7 days after direct contact has happened Must quarantine for an additional 10 days from symptom onset Must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicines Symptoms must be improving Return of students or employees sent home with an elevated temperature: 1. Fever free without the use of feverreducing medicines for 24 hours AND a doctor’s note certifying that you are ok to return to school Because some individuals are asymptomatic, (do not experience any of the COVID-19 related symptoms, even if positive) it is imperative that we know if they are positive or negative for tracking purposes. Direct contact is defined as being within 6ft of an infected person with or without a mask for more than ten minutes. All return policies related to COVID-19 are subject to change based on state and local regulations. Gaston Day School Crisis Response Policy and Procedure Guidelines | Published July 2020 | Revised 9.23.20 19
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