Dear SMCS Parents,
Thank you so much for your continued support. Nurse Diaz and I appreciate all your help keeping our students and staff safe at school and learning in person.
We received some updated guidelines from the Archdiocese this week. Our COVID protocols have been updated to include these changes. The changes are in light blue on our updated protocols which are available here.
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We are now able to accept both PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests (home tests will not be accepted.)
- Starting on Monday, February 14, students 12 years and older will need to have had a COVID booster in order to be considered “fully-vaccinated.” Please send your updated vaccination card/record to Nurse Diaz.
For the week of January 24, 2022, we have had twenty-two new lab-confirmed COVID cases on campus. All individuals with close contact/exposure were notified.
As part of our safety protocols, Nurse Diaz and I ask that you continue to watch for symptoms of COVID-19 in your children.
Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection:
- Temperature of 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
- Sore throat
- New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline).
- Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or
- New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever.
If any member of the St. Michael Catholic School community begins experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician.
Based on the current conditions in the City of Houston and Harris County, we are going to continue requiring masks at this time. We will review this decision weekly.
Thank you again for your continued support. Please stay safe and healthy.
Blessings,
Dr. Cox and Nurse Diaz
