November 20, 2020
Dear Parents:
During this final week of hybrid instruction, four new positive COVID-19 test results were reported to school officials. Thank you for your support over these past few months. Bishop Chatard did an outstanding job of maintaining a safe learning environment for students, faculty and staff during this ongoing pandemic.
As communicated earlier, we have been directed to transition to full-time virtual instruction beginning on Monday, Nov. 23. This week the teaching staff discussed with students the revised daily schedule and reviewed class expectations. We have added a unique support and instructional period for students called recitation sessions. Attendance at recitation sessions is required. It is important that you take some time to review our revised virtual daily schedule as well as our Student Expectations During Virtual Learning. Please note the modification of the start/end time of the school day.
The new Marion County Public Health Order allows schools to continue with extracurricular activities, clubs, sports practices, games and events. Bishop Chatard will follow this directive. Beginning on November 30, all extracurricular activities, clubs, sports practices, games and events will include participants, their parents or guardians, and support personnel only.
Students are approved to be on campus to participate in these activities; however, it is of the utmost importance that they are under the direct supervision of an adult staff member or coach. All extracurricular activities, clubs, sports practices, games and events must be pre-scheduled and require approval of administration. Practice times for extracurriculars, clubs, and sports will be communicated to participants by their respective coaches. While on campus, masks and maintaining an adequate social distance is mandatory. At no time should students attempt to enter school or any practice facility without permission of the adult in charge.
During full-time virtual instruction we will continue to track COVID-19 cases in our community. If your child tests positive for COVID-19, is quarantined due to COVID-19 exposure or exhibits COVID-like symptoms, even if you believe them to indicate something else, you must contact BCHS using the email address medical@bishopchatard.org. Please include the following information:
- The student’s name, grade level
- A parent/guardian contact phone number
- If reporting symptoms:
- Date of the first symptoms
- Please list all symptoms
- If reporting close contact/exposure to COVID-19:
- Who was the person of close contact?
- Relationship (ie. immediate family, friends, another student or other)
- Approximate date of exposure (as close as possible)
- Was the person of close contact only symptomatic or did they have a known positive COVID test?
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NEW Any Bishop Chatard activities (sport, club or extracurricular) your child currently participates in
We will continue to monitor this information daily as it might impact whether a student may visit campus and participate in extracurriculars or sports. We ask you to respect these guidelines in order to protect the health and safety of the BC community.
God Bless,
