A Message from Yoni
Dear Heilicher Parents,
Thank you for your quick response to our cancellation of conferences and School's Out programming today and tomorrow. We recognize that schedule changes can cause disruption, and we will do what we can to communicate changes, when necessary, with the maximum possible lead time.
As of now, school will run as normal on Monday, March 16. Any decisions to close will be made in consultation with the Minnesota Department of Health and Barry Family Campus partners, and will also be guided by information shared by the CDC.
Our teachers and administrators are working on alternative ways to share information about your children's educational progress. We also continue to explore distance learning options, should we need to close, and we will communicate those plans as necessary.
Please read the following information, which is being shared with all Barry Family Campus agencies and constituents:
We request that all community members inform Heilicher of any upcoming travel to
countries designated by the CDC as Level 3 for coronavirus concerns. This includes parent/guardian or immediate family member business and personal travel to these countries. Additional countries could be designated as Level 3 at any time, so please check the
CDC's Travel Health Notices regularly. In addition, please inform
Maia Poling at Heilicher immediately if you think that you may have been exposed to any person who has been confirmed to have coronavirus.
A 48-hour campus shutdown would occur immediately upon the confirmed coronavirus diagnosis of a campus visitor or any person who lives in the same house as that visitor. We would look to the Minnesota Department of Health for additional guidance about campus closures for any other types of potential exposure.
Anyone visiting a CDC-designated Level 3 country and anyone residing in their home, as well as anyone diagnosed with coronavirus or residing with a diagnosed individual, will not be permitted to return to the Barry Family Campus until they:
- complete the CDC-recommended 14-day self-quarantine;
- present documented clearance from their health care provider; and
- are free from fever, cough and shortness of breath
As a reminder, please continue to practice good hygiene, including diligent and frequent hand washing. Any student with a fever must be fever-free, without medication, for at least 24 hours prior to returning to Heilicher.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Yoni Binus
