When to Stay Home and Test
Symptoms – If your child is experiencing a 100° + fever, vomiting, or diarrhea they are to stay home for a minimum of 24 hours. Once all symptoms are resolved for 24 hours, without fever reducing medication, they can return to school with a negative Covid test. Please provide photographic proof of the test result via email to info@woodroewoods.org.
It is at the Administration’s discretion to determine if a student is well enough to attend the program. Symptoms must be mostly resolved, and not hinder their ability to participate in regular school activities.
Students with the following mild symptoms may attend school, provided there is a negative Covid test result on the morning of symptom(s):
- Headache
- Cough
- Sore Throat
- Congestion/runny nose *(Students with allergies: provide a letter from your child’s physician indicating current allergy and plan of action)
Masking
Covid Positive Masking Requirement – If your student tests positive for Covid, they will be required to stay out of the program for a minimum of 5 days. Day of a positive test is considered day zero (0). Upon return on the 6th day (and mostly symptom free), they will be required to mask up through day 10. If symptoms are not resolving, continue to isolate until symptoms are mostly resolved and no fever has been present for 24 hours (w/o the use of fever reducing medication), or until after day 10. *Mask may be removed sooner than day 10 (day 6 or after) if two sequential test results are negative, and at least one day apart as long as there has not been a positive test in between.
Household Exposure Masking Requirement – Due to the nature of home life and difficulty some may experience in truly isolating, if your student is exposed within the family unit, they must remain home for at least 24 hours to monitor for any Covid-like symptoms. Student is to test 3-5 days after exposure. Student is to wear a mask around others indoors for a total of 10 days. Persons previously infected in the last 31-90 days should also test, even if asymptomatic and regardless of vaccination status.
School Covid Exposure – You will be notified of any reported Covid exposures within the program, and your child may remain in attendance if they are symptom free. We will recommend they mask for 10 days indoors. It is also highly recommended to test your student immediately and again 3-5 days after an exposure notice is received. Persons previously infected in the last 31-90 days should also test, even if asymptomatic and regardless of vaccination status.
Return to School
Procedure to Return to School – Email photographic proof of your student’s negative Covid test to info@woodroewoods.org, include the child’s name and date test was taken the morning of their return to school.
Out of Local Area Travel Policy
Please be mindful of the health of all household members upon return from travel out of the local area (i.e.: out of state/country or congested gathering spaces like Disneyland). As a precautionary measure, we would prefer your student test prior to returning to the program and retest again 2-3 days after returning to the program. Please provide photographic proof of the test result via email to info@woodroewoods.org.
General Health & Safety
We will continue with our health and safety practices on campus and ask that all families continue daily health screening of your student at home before arriving to school, this is the most effective way to catch signs of illness early. Frequent hand washing and maintaining hygienic classrooms and disinfected surfaces throughout the campus will remain in practice. We will continue to heed state guidance around masking, Covid health protocol, and testing. Please communicate directly to your student’s teacher(s) if you wish for your student to remain masked indoors. Although masking is optional (except when covid positive or exposed within household) we will support families, students, and staff who wish to continue wearing masks. We will do our best to maintain a high level of communication and truly appreciate your partnership and support in doing the same on your end.