- All symptomatic children and employees should stay home from school, and will be sent home if exhibiting any symptoms.
- Designate the school nurse as the contact person to be responsible for responding to COVID19 concerns.
- Follow any other standards promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Utah Department of Health, and local health department.
Classrooms
State Requirement:
- Staff members trained on implementing strategies to identify and mitigate risk in the classroom setting
Additional Recommendations:
- Strongly recommend cloth face coverings laundered after each day’s use
- All staff wash or sanitize hands as they enter worksites
- Signs posted in highly visible locations that promote everyday protective measures
- Students seated as far apart as reasonably possible
- Students and staff encouraged to wash hands regularly
- Hand sanitizing stations available in designated areas
- Hand sanitizer available in each classroom
- Students use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available
- Adequate supplies provided to minimize sharing of high touch materials (e.g., art supplies, pencil sharpeners, crayons, manipulatives, glue sticks, etc)
- Student’s belongings separated from others’ in individual containers, cubbies, etc.
- Minimize drinking fountain access - personal water bottles encouraged.
Transitions
State Requirement:
- Students follow markings and/or signage for traffic flow
- Students follow entry/exit flow patterns to minimize congestion
- Face coverings required
Additional Recommendations:
- Minimize drinking fountain access - personal water bottles encouraged
- Encourage reasonable physical distancing
- Doors propped to reduce touch points
- Student use of backpacks encouraged
- Students move directly from one class to another to avoid close contact with others
Entry and Exit Points/Parent, Guest and Volunteer Access to School
State Requirement:
- Limit nonessential visitors and volunteers
- Temperature check and face coverings for visitors and non-regular staff
- Drop-off/pick-up protocols followed
- Students follow flow paths to minimize congestion
Additional Recommendations:
- Parents/guests/volunteers/substitutes must check in at the main office
Transportation
State Requirement:
- Students from the same household sit together
- All students and staff wear face coverings (Student ages, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivities, and medical conditions should be considered.)
Additional Recommendations:
- Students encouraged to wash or sanitize hands before entering bus/van
Restrooms
State Requirement:
- Follow signage for proper hand hygiene
- Face coverings required while in restrooms
Additional Recommendations:
- Follow floor markings to encourage physical distancing
Cafeteria
State Requirement:
- Student hand hygiene routine practiced before and after meals
- Students follow marked spaced lines and flow paths
- No self-service salad bars or buffet for students
- Staff use face coverings while serving and cleaning
- Students required to wear face coverings while in lines
Additional Recommendations:
- Students and staff maintain reasonable physical distancing
- Payment using student I.D. card encouraged with prepaid money in student’s account - cash discouraged, cash payments made in the office
- Lunch cashiers are the only ones to use touch screen monitors
Large Group Gatherings (Assemblies, Performances, Dances)
State Requirement:
- Follow local health department guidelines
- Face coverings required
Additional Recommendations:
- Students, faculty, and guests take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing
Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, etc.)
State Requirement:
- Follow local health department guidelines
- Face coverings required
Additional Recommendations:
- Follow individual class guidelines
Recess, Playground and P. E. Classes
State Requirement:
- Follow local health department guidelines
- Face coverings are not required for elementary students during outdoor recess
- If students cannot reasonably participate while wearing a face covering during a physical education class, face coverings need not be worn. (In this case, each individual participating in the physical education class must complete a symptom assessment, verbally confirm they are free of COVID-19 symptoms before participating in each event, and attest to the fact they have not been in close contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) with a person who has tested positive for COVID in the last 14 days, and where possible, confirm participant temperature is below 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit)
Additional Recommendations:
- Students wash or sanitize hands when coming back into classroom
- Activities will be limited to those that do not require physical contact
Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling
State Requirement:
- Face coverings required (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)
- Provide reasonable accommodations for students who are unable to wear face coverings
Additional Recommendations:
- Follow district’s Special Education guidelines
Additional Areas of Concern:
Preschool/ Day Care
State Requirement:
- Face coverings required, unless children are under the age of three (Student’s age, range of disabilities, sensory sensitivity, and medical conditions should be considered)
Recommendations:
- Proper safety precautions for students and staff in place
- Seating arrangements to provide for physical distancing
- No toys from home allowed
- Students wash hands before and after snacks
- Play areas limited based on the ability to sanitize play items ( i.e., dress-up, kitchen play center, sensory tables, etc.)
After-School Programs
State Requirement:
- Face coverings required
Recommendations:
- Students and staff encouraged to wash hands regularly
- Students use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available
- Maintain reasonable physical distancing
- Students encouraged to wear face coverings when engaged in contact longer than 15 minutes
- Minimize drinking fountain access - personal water bottles encouraged
Athletics
State Requirement:
- Follow all recommendations and requirements of the UHSAA for both high school and junior high school athletics (temperature monitoring, hand washing, etc.) and the local health department.
Additional Recommendations:
- Students and general public take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing
- Concessions allowed following recommended guidelines by the health department
- Concessions-- consider grab-and-go items instead of prepared food, those working concessions required to wear face coverings and gloves
- Card payments encouraged
- Restrooms available
Driver’s Education
State Requirement:
- Symptom check of all staff (once per shift) and students prior to entering the vehicle
- Students and instructors wear face coverings while in vehicles
- Reasonable physical distancing when not in the vehicle
- Classroom Setting--students seated as far apart as reasonably possible
- Students submit paperwork electronically to avoid handling and sharing of paperwork
- Students wash or sanitize hands before entering and after exiting vehicle
Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences
State Requirement:
- Follow local health department guidelines
- Face coverings required
Additional Recommendations:
- Students and parents may meet with their teachers in the teachers’ classrooms
- Students and parents take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing
Graduation
State Requirement:
- Follow local health department guidelines
Additional Recommendations:
- Maintain reasonable physical distancing
Resources
Health Office
- Health office procedures to include isolation area for students suspected of having COVID19 (see Care for Student in Health Office Infographic)
Parent Guidelines
- Information for parents regarding signs and symptoms of COVID19, and when to keep their child home (see Parent Infographic)