Health and Safety Procedures

Working with state and local agencies, partners, and experts, City Schools has developed a plan and procedures that allow us to maintain safe in-person learning and extracurricular activities as community conditions change. These are outlined in detail in our COVID Health and Safety Guide: Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines, and Best Practices.

 

Here is a summary of some of the key procedures now in place.

• Vaccinations are the best way to protect yourself, your family, and your community. City Schools strongly encourages all staff and families to get vaccinated! 
• In-school testing helps identify potentially infected people so that steps can be taken to prevent spread of the virus. Through our "test to stay" protocols, students and staff can get rapid tests that may eliminate the need to miss days at school.  
  • All students (vaccinated and unvaccinated) should participate in free in-school testing. Parent/ guardians must sign the consent form (English or Spanish) to ensure their students have access to this safe, convenience and free resource!
• Everyone entering a City Schools building is reminded to monitor symptoms and not to enter if they are experiencing symptoms.
• Isolation for those who test positive is five days. Note that all close contacts will be eligible to receive a rapid test and stay in school through our "test to stay" protocol, so quarantine is no longer required for those who have been exposed to COVID. 
• Ventilation has been improved with high-quality filters and air purifiers to reduce the spread of viruses in the air.
• Cleaning and disinfecting happen daily, with products designed to eliminate viruses. 
• Personal hygiene will continue to be stressed, including teaching students about proper handwashing, use of tissues, covering sneezes and coughs, etc.