PPS COVID-19 FAQs:
What do I do if my student or a member of our household has COVID-19 symptoms?
If a student or family member is symptomatic, all students and family members should stay home and quarantine until the symptomatic person is evaluated by a physician. Click here to review COVID-19 Symptoms.
If COVID-19 symptoms are medically proven to be caused by a different ailment, the following care requirements must be met: The student must be appropriately treated by a physician, the student must be fever-free without the aid of medication for at least 24 hours, the student’s symptoms must be improving, and the student has received written medical approval to return to their school site.
What do I do if my student tests positive for COVID-19?
If a student tests positive for COVID-19, he/she must stay home and quarantine.
If he or she is diagnosed and experiencing symptoms, he/she may return to school after at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, 24 hours without experiencing fever without the use of fever-reducing medications, AND 24 hours of improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath).
If he or she is diagnosed but is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (asymptomatic), he/she can return to school after at least 10 days have passed since the positive laboratory test AND he/she is symptom free for 24 hours.
What do I do if someone in our household positive for COVID-19?
If someone in your household tests positive for COVID-19, all members of your household must remain at home for 14 calendar days from the date of last direct contact or exposure with an infected person.
Your student can return to school after it has been 14 calendar days from the date of last direct contact or exposure with an infected person AND your student has NEVER experienced symptoms or received a positive test.
NOTE: If you were exposed to someone who was infected with COVID-19 and are placed on 14 day quarantine, but then start experiencing symptoms within the 14 day specified time, your quarantine time frame must be adjusted.
What do I do if my student has had direct exposure to COVID-19?
If your student has had direct exposure to COVID-19, that student must remain at home for 14 calendar days from the date of last direct contact or exposure with an infected person.
Your student can return to school after it has been 14 calendar days from the date of last direct contact or exposure with an infected person AND your student has NEVER experienced symptoms or received a positive test.
NOTE: If you were exposed to someone who was infected with COVID-19 and are placed on 14 day quarantine, but then start experiencing symptoms within the 14 day specified time, your quarantine time frame must be adjusted.
If my student's teacher or a student in the same class as my student tests positive for COVID-19, does my student have to quarantine?
Not necessarily. In the event a student or staff member has a verifiable, positive diagnosis of COVID-19, school officials will notify the parents or guardians and employees of the school site. District officials will also notify specific individuals who were determined to be in close contact with the positive student or staff member. Close contact is defined as contact with an individual for 15 minutes or more within 6 feet of that individual.
Individuals deemed to have been in close contact with the COVID-19 positive case must follow the action steps on the COVID-19 Procedures document.
How does my student access assignments if they are out of school due to COVID-19 exposure or a positive COVID-19 diagnosis?
Students who are not physically in school due to COVID-19 exposure or diagnosis will participate in hybrid learning. To access assignments, students must log in to their Google Classroom. Click here for a video tutorial on how to access Google Classroom. If you need additional assistance accessing Google Classroom, please contact your student's teacher.
