Due to the changing pandemic landscape:
1. Masks are now required for everyone at all times while on campus – inside and outside (except for students less than two years old), unless eating, drinking, or napping.
2. Only vaccinated adults will be allowed on campus during Early Care and Extended Day. Visitors who choose not to share their vaccination status with Escuela will be required to participate in assisted drop-off from 8-8:30 a.m. and assisted pick-up from 3-3:30 p.m. or 4:30-5 p.m.
If you have not done so already, please bookmark the Community Health Screening Form on your phone. Your child will not be permitted on campus without this form completed on a daily basis. A step-by-step guide to creating a shortcut on your phone can be found here.
Additional updates can be found in the School Health Update from Kate.
Clarifying Illness Protocol
Thank you to everyone in our community for being cautious and helping us maintain the health of the Escuela family. Below is a summary of the steps that should be taken if your child becomes ill:
1. Email the Office to notify us that your student is unwell. You may also include your student’s Guide, but make sure absence reports are sent to the Office. When possible, please provide us with the general symptoms your child is experiencing for our illness tracking.
2. Consult your child’s doctor or another licensed healthcare provider for guidance and next steps. If your child has siblings that attend Escuela, please mention this to the healthcare provider and ask if your sick child’s siblings can return to school. If you are advised to keep siblings home as well, please alert the Office.
3. Before any student can return, a licensed health care professional will need to provide a written OK for your child to return to school. The doctor may or may not request a Covid test. In any case, a negative Covid test alone is not sufficient for a student to return to class – we must have a doctor’s note. Authorization to return can be faxed directly from your healthcare provider to Escuela at (800) 317-4752, or you may email the Office.
If your child becomes ill and is sent home during the day, a doctor’s note is required for them to return. Follow steps 2 and 3.
Thank you all again for erring on the side of caution and keeping your children home when they’re not feeling their best!
