Please note the following for all exposure situations:
- CDC currently defines close contact as “someone who was less than six feet away from an infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinical diagnosis) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. An infected person can spread SARS-CoV-2 starting from two days before they have any symptoms (or, for asymptomatic people, two days before the positive specimen collection date) until they meet the criteria for ending isolation.” Proximate/low-risk contact is defined as being in the same environment, such as a classroom or office, but greater than six feet from an infected person.
- Asymptomatic individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 with a viral test within the previous 90 days and subsequently recovered and remain without COVID-19 symptoms do not need to quarantine or get tested after close contact.
- Asymptomatic individuals who have been boosted OR completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last six months OR completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last two months are not required to quarantine after close contact. HOWEVER, even if they're not showing symptoms, the CDC recommends that these individuals get tested on day 5 after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and wear a mask in public indoor settings for 10 days after exposure.
- Employees who are exposed to COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status and where the point of exposure occurred, may continue to work as long as they are asymptomatic, wear masks in indoor public spaces, test on day five after the last date of exposure, and comply with all other quarantine requirements for the duration of the 10-day quarantine period.
- ALL individuals who are close contacts should watch out for symptoms of COVID-19 for at least 10 days since the last date of exposure. Any individual who experiences symptoms consistent with COVID-19 after close contact should isolate themselves from others and be clinically evaluated/tested for COVID-19. Parents should report student absences via studentout@trinityatl.org. Employees should notify their supervisor of any absences AND email the School at employeeattendance@trinityatl.org to report all absences. The reports for both students and employees should include specific symptoms and test results, exposure to COVID-19, and, if available, COVID-19 diagnoses.
- Household members of a person who is required to quarantine due to close contact do NOT need to quarantine unless the household member who had close contact begins displaying symptoms or is diagnosed with COVID-19. Example: Siblings of any child who is in quarantine for close contact with a diagnosed individual can continue to attend school as long as the child who had close contact does not display any symptoms.
- Anyone who is required to be off campus due to a COVID-19-related concern must consult and receive clearance from the school nurse before being allowed back on campus.
Sick with symptoms of COVID-19? Isolate at home.
The sick individual may return to school after consulting with
the School Nurse AND after at least 24 hours without fever of 100.0°F or above (without fever-reducing medication)
AND symptoms have improved significantly.
Diagnosed with/Tests positive for COVID-19? Isolate at home.
Regardless of vaccination status, if a diagnosed individual has no symptoms or the symptoms have significantly improved five days after they first appeared, with no fever or fever-reducing medicine for at least 24 hours, then the individual may return to school on day six AFTER they receive clearance from the School Nurse. After this isolation period, the returning individual will be required to wear a mask while indoors on campus, except when eating or drinking, for days 6-10 after symptom onset or after they receive a positive test result.
Experience OFF-campus close contact (within six feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from two days before illness onset) with a person who has confirmed or suspected COVID-19? Quarantine at home.
The individual* who was exposed OFF campus may return to school after completing five full days of quarantine and no symptoms from the LAST date of exposure AND, regardless of vaccination status, take a COVID-19 diagnostic test on day five after the last date of exposure and receive a negative result. Individuals should continue to closely monitor for symptoms and strictly adhere to mitigation measures, including mask usage, for at least 10 days after the last date of close contact.
*Employees who are exposed, regardless of vaccination status and where the point of exposure occurred, may continue to work as long as they are asymptomatic, wear masks in indoor public spaces, test on day five after the last date of exposure, and comply with all other quarantine requirements for the duration of the 10-day quarantine period.
Experience ON-campus close contact (within six feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from two days before illness onset) with a person who has confirmed or suspected COVID-19? Students and employees may continue with on-campus learning/work but should quarantine at home while off campus.
The student or employee who was exposed ON campus may continue with on-campus learning/work but should quarantine at home while off campus. The exposed individual can leave quarantine after five full days with no symptoms from the LAST date of exposure. The CDC recommends that regardless of vaccination status, close contacts should test on day five after the last date of exposure and continue to closely monitor for symptoms for at least 10 days after the last date of close contact.
Has a household member with COVID-19 and cannot avoid continued close contact? Quarantine at home.
The exposed individual may return to school after a quarantine (which begins when the household member tests positive or has his or her first symptom and continues for five days after the sick person has completed five-day isolation with no or resolving symptoms) AND, regardless of vaccination status, takes a test on day five after the last date of exposure and receives a negative test result. Individuals should continue to closely monitor for symptoms and strictly adhere to mitigation measures, including mask usage, for at least 10 days after the last date of close contact.
Please note that anyone who is absent or sent home due to any other illness shall not be permitted back in school again until they have:
- Been fever and fever medication free for at least 24 hours, AND
- Other symptoms have improved
- Please consult your family’s healthcare provider if you have specific concerns about your or your child’s health or would like further medical evaluation