COVID-19 Updates

Question: Do students and staff have to quarantine following exposure to someone with COVID-19?

Answer: No

Question: Is isolation still mandatory for a staff member or student who tests positive for COVD-19?

Answer: No.  Link from Department of Health

Question: Is universal masking required?

Answer: No, universal masking in school is not required at this time.

Question: Do students need to wear masks while on a school bus?

Answer: No.

Question: Is physical distancing required?

Answer: No, physical distancing is no longer required.

Question: Are vaccines required for students and staff to work in the building or receive instruction in the building?

Answer: No. The vaccine is not required for the student to attend school or the staff member to work in the building.

Question: Are unvaccinated staff members required to test to stay weekly to remain employed.

Answer: No.

Question: Do schools still conduct contact tracing of positive cases?

Answer: No, routine contact tracing is no longer recommended.

Question: When should a student or staff member be sent home or stay home?

Answer: Students and staff with fever and/or respiratory or gastrointestinal infections and/or severe cough, sore throat, vomiting or diarrhea should be sent home or directed to stay home. Individuals may resume normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true: symptoms are getting better overall and they no longer have a fever without the use of fever-reducing  medication.

Question: Are schools required to provide diagnostic testing?

Answer: No.

Question: Are districts mandated to offer or provide screening testing?

Answer: No.

Question: Are Districts required to test on a weekly basis unvaccinated staff members for a negative COVID-19 test?

Answer: No.

Question: Will schools provide staff and families with at-home COVID-19 tests?

Answer: At this time schools have been provided, by the federal government, with a supply of tests. Students and families can request a test as needed, until our supplies run out, by contacting the nurses office.

Question: What are recommendations for cleaning & disinfection of school buildings?

Answer: The CDC recommends that schools clean surfaces at least once a day to reduce the risk of germs spreading by touching surfaces.

Question: Will the district still monitor and regulate air quality in the buildings?

Answer: Yes, the district will continue to use the highest rated MERV filters our units will accommodate. Ontario County purchased proven air purification systems for every classroom.

Question: Do I have to report positive test results to the NYS Department of Health COVID-19 Report Card for the 2023-24 school year?

Answer: No.

Question: Will the school district post COVID positive rates on the district website?

Answer: No. The district will provide periodic updates specific to the COVID rates in our school district should our cases surge.

Data Dashboard for 2020-2021