Please view a message from Head of School Dave McCusker below and find more detailed information about the latest travel protocols in the text that follows.
MPH Travel Protocols

Effective November 4, the New York State travel guidelines require ALL out-of-state travelers, except for those traveling from states contiguous to New York (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont) to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York. The updated guidelines include new options to allow travelers to New York to test-out of the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. For details, please refer to the NYS COVID-19 Travel Advisory. Note: New York State’s exemption of contiguous states exists for economic reasons and does not apply to MPH’s objectives of safeguarding the health and well-being of our whole community. MPH strongly urges travelers to and from contiguous states to follow the same protocols as travelers from other states.

When to provide proof of COVID-19 Testing to MPH:
Required: Students and employees who take a diagnostic COVID-19 test because they are exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 OR because they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive are required to provide test results. Please submit to COVIDNurse@mphschool.org.

Not Required: Students and employees who have no symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and who take a COVID-19 screening test because of travel OR as part of surveillance testing (e.g. precautionary testing done on a certain group of people like teachers) are not required to provide test results to MPH unless the results are positive.

New Question on the Daily Health Assessment
Employees or students who are at home adhering to a period of quarantine for any reason should answer “YES” to this new question on the Daily Health Assessment:

Q. Are you at home adhering to a period of quarantine for any reason (including voluntary/precautionary, travel-related, and mandatory)?

Note: Some families, students, and employees may choose, for a variety of reasons, to self-quarantine even if they are not specifically mandated by the local health department to do so. MPH urges everyone to err on the side of caution when deciding whether or not to attend school on campus. Please refer to NYDOH’s Guidance on the Contacts of a Close or Proximate Contact of a Confirmed or Suspected Case of COVID-19.

Announcing New Email Address for COVID-19-Related Questions and Information: COVIDNurse@mphschool.org

With COVID-19 cases rising across the country and in Central New York, MPH anticipates additional questions and concerns from our community. MPH has added extra nursing personnel in our Health Office to help answer questions and keep accurate records of any COVID-19 testing, positive cases, quarantine dates, and contact tracing for members of our community. Nurse Christine Civello and her staff will monitor COVIDNurse@mphschool.org daily.

The changing nature of the virus means that health and safety protocols outlined by local, state, and national health departments change frequently to meet the current needs. The MPH Pandemic Response Team and Health Office personnel stay abreast of changing protocols and can provide the most current information to our community. To ensure accuracy and uniformity in the School’s guidance, MPH families, division heads, advisors, and supervisors should direct all COVID-related inquiries to COVIDNurse@mphschool.org.