Dear St. Mark Families,
As Spring Break is upon us, we know that plans for travel, vacations, and weekend getaways will begin. It is very important to note that CDC is still discouraging travel at this time.
New travel protocols will be in place for St. Mark School going forward.
Please be on alert that travel guidelines continue to change.
Please read through this entire notice as there is a lot of information.
As communicated previously, we realize that the State of Connecticut has lifted the travel mandate. After speaking with the Superintendent of the Diocese of Bridgeport Catholic Schools and the Stratford Health Department, St. Mark School will still be following the CDC travel guidance and strongly hope our community will be responsible to follow it as well.
If traveling for more than 24 hours out of the State of CT we strongly encourage CDC and DPH "best" practice quarantine and testing procedures upon return, including:
- quarantining for a full 7 days, even with a negative COVID-19 test result obtained between days 3-5
or
- quarantining for a full 10 days without testing
and
- continuing to monitor for symptoms during all quarantine periods
Individuals or families choosing not to observe the quarantine and the above "best" practice we will require all of the following:
- get tested for COVID-19 after return
- stay at home until a negative test result is received
- be acutely and continuously aware of any symptoms of COVID-19 that they or their family members may develop in the two weeks after travel
- be prepared to immediately isolate/quarantine themselves if/when symptoms develop
For those traveling internationally we will require the individual to:
- receive a COVID-19 test on day 3-5 upon return and quarantine for a full 7 days. If a negative result is received may return to school on Day 8.
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We strongly encourage you to remain vigilant in your practice of the standard COVID prevention and mitigation strategies:
- Perform frequent hand hygiene.
- Wear a mask and maximize your distance whenever you are outside your home and especially when you are with people you do not live with.
- Avoid high risk activities such as travel, large crowds, gatherings, parities, and carpools.
- Stay home if you are feeling ill, even if you are fully vaccinated, call MD and get tested.
- Stay home if you were advised to quarantine or if you have had a known exposure to a positive case. If you are uncertain, stay home, contact your doctor and seek further guidance.
Please share any household COVID-19 test results or if your child is on quarantine due to an exposure with the school nurse.
Our primary goal is for St. Mark School to stay open with in-person learning. We encourage our school community to work together with the same goal and do all we can do to keep each other healthy and safe. This is to ensure that we will have a successful end to the school year.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to the school nurse.
Wendy Frate R.N. BSN
School Nurse
St. Mark School
p:203-375-4291
f:203-375-4833
Please do not reply to this email. If you have questions, comments or concerns please email me directly.
