California School Protocol

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SCENARIO 1

Child or staff has one or more COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of vaccination status

  • Send the child/staff home and recommend a COVID test immediately.
  • Tell program administrator and COVID-19 Designee, if you have one.
  • Program stays open while awaiting test results.
  • If child/staff is not tested, instruct to isolate for 10 days. No test/note to return to school.

SCENARIO 2

Child or staff is a Close Contact* of someone who tested positive

for COVID-19

  • Consult 2021-2022 CHILDCARE Test Result Decision Tree for guidance; give testing and quarantine instructions accordingly.
  • If symptomatic, test immediately and repeat test on/after Day 5 after exposure.
  • Recommend all others test immediately & on/after Day 5 after last exposure to case.
  • Request that test results be reported to the program ASAP.
  • Tell program administrator and COVID-19 Designee, if you have one.
  • Program stays open
  • Send relevant notification letters. 

SCENARIO 3

A child or staff member, regardless of vaccination status, tests positive for COVID-19 in a non-cohort setting (ROLCC’s classification)

  • NON-COHORT – Group stays open
  • Case: Send home with instructions to isolate. 
  • Contact:Use attendance list/roster & staff/child input to identify close contacts and send them home. Then follow SCENARIO 2
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