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Dear Hotchkiss Families,
We write to announce an update in our campus visitation policy and process. Since COVID rates in Connecticut and our local area are back down and are holding steady or even trending downward, and since we have gone three weeks with no positive cases in the residential or employee community on campus, we have made the decision to resume allowing family visitation to campus.
We will require a series of precautionary measures and ask that you follow our expectations assiduously in order to ensure the health and safety of not only your children but also our Hotchkiss community. We are trying to provide an opportunity for families to connect safely over a long semester, but we are not opening our campus. Please minimize the number of family members coming to campus, and expect to visit on only one of the coming weekends. Additionally, the athletics agreement that allows games this spring specifically prohibits parent spectators at games. All families must respect this agreement so that out teams can continue to compete this spring.
The Process -
Visits are only allowed on Saturdays from 8-10 a.m. and from noon-6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May 23.
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Request a visit using this form by Tuesday at noon before the weekend you wish to visit. For this first weekend of May 1-2 only, submit your request by Thursday, April 29 at noon.
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Before you come to campus, we ask that you be especially diligent in minimizing your chances of acquiring COVID-19 for 10 days.
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Visitors who are fully immunized (two weeks past a full vaccination regimen) may visit without providing proof of negative testing. Unvaccinated visitors, including children who visit, must obtain a COVID PCR test within 72 hours of arrival on campus.
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Please bring a copy of your negative test result or vaccination record to give to Security when you check in.
The Visit -
Check in with Security when you arrive, either at the Welcome Station at the main entrance to campus or at the Security office in the basement of Coy Dormitory (the first dorm on the left as you enter campus).
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All visits must occur outdoors and all participants must be masked and physically distanced for the duration of time spent together. Visitors must maintain distance from students and others on campus.
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Given the increased risk of transmission while unmasked, please do not share food while visiting.
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Vehicle use--even sitting inside a car--is prohibited, and visitors will not be able to access school buildings including dorms, gym, and classrooms. Consider the weather when you are planning your visit.
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We are grateful for your partnership to help keep our community healthy. Please reach out to either of us if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Steve McKibben P'22
Dean of Community Life
Richard H. Davis Jr. COVID Coordinator
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