Source (CDC), 1/6/2022:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html
Source (Santa Clara), 1/3/2022
https://covid19.sccgov.org/school-guidance
SCENARIO 1
Child/student 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/student 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
Child/student 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
Search for free vaccination sites near you:
Vaccines.gov – Search for COVID-19 vaccine locations
Search for free Covid test sites near you:
FREE COVID-19 Testing Sites – Emergency Operations Center – County of Santa Clara (sccgov.org)
