1/10/22
UPDATED COVID-19 POLICIES

York Prep's nursing staff is hard at work reporting and tracking cases to keep our school safe. Below is an update to the isolation and quarantine procedures at York Preparatory Academy effective 1/10/22. Please continue to monitor your child's health and do not bring them to school if they have symptoms. We strongly encourage all students and staff to wear masks. If a Covid-19 test has been administered, do not return to school until you have received a negative test result.

Please continue to use the following form to report to the nursing staff close contact or positive cases. REPORTING FORM LINK
STUDENT AND STAFF ISOLATION POLICY: POSITIVE RESULT

For students and staff who have tested positive (and therefore must isolate), the updated criteria for return is:
  • Students and/or staff who test positive for COVID-19 must isolate for at least 5 days from test date (return on Day 6 if no symptoms present)-AND
  • 24 hours since the last fever without using fever-reducing medication-AND
  • As required by DHEC, students and staff who choose to return after Day 5 must wear a mask for days 6-10.
STUDENT AND STAFF QUARANTINE POLICY: CLOSE CONTACT

For students and staff who are considered a close contact of someone with COVID-19, the updated criteria to return is:

1) If the student/staff is UNVACCINATED and the close contact IS NOT someone in your household:
  • Must quarantine for 5 days and may return on Day 6 if a NEGATIVE PCR COVID test is obtained no sooner than Day 4-AND- no symptoms present. If an individual chooses not to test and has no symptoms, they must quarantine for 10 days.

2) If the student/staff is UNVACCINATED and the close contact IS someone in your household:
  • Must quarantine for an additional 5 days after the positive person is no longer in isolation (a minimum of 10 days). The student or staff member may test no sooner than Day 9 and return on Day 11 if NEGATIVE-AND- no symptoms present.

3) If the student/staff member is VACCINATED or are verified to have been infected with COVID-19 in the previous 90 days:
  • MUST WEAR MASK FOR 10 DAYS. No quarantine is required as long as you remain symptom free. DHEC recommends test on Day 5 (even if symptom free).
TESTING ON SITE
York Prep is currently offering on-site testing on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00-11:00 am in the Student Union drop-off lane. All York Prep students and staff are eligible to be tested, but we are unable to test family members who do not attend York Prep. Results from testing could take 48 hours. Students should wait for their test results before returning to school. Prior to arriving for the test, please register using the links below. No appointment time will be assigned.
York Preparatory Academy
1047 Golden Gate Court, Rock Hill, SC 29732