Resources for Schools & Child Care

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K-12 School and Child Care Guidance (2024-25 School Year)

COVID-19 Guidance

Communicable Disease Reporting

Exposure Notifications (Template Letters)

Vaccinations

Indoor Air Quality

Health and Wellness

Contact

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K-12 School and Child Care Guidance (2024-25 School Year)

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COVID-19 Guidance 

COVID-19 Guidance for Students and Families 

COVID-19 Guidance for School and Child Care Staff 

COVID-19 Testing 

If you have tested positive for COVID-19: 

  • slopublichealth.org/IQ: Instructions for what to do if you have tested positive for COVID-19 

  • COVID-19 Isolation Guidance: CDPH Guidance for Local Health Jurisdictions and the general public (Updated 1/9/24)

  • If a student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19, they should:

    • Isolate at home until they have not had a fever for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving,

    • Wear a well-fitted mask around others through the end of Day 10 following symptom-onset or testing positive for COVID-19 (if asymptomatic), and

    • Avoid contact with people at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection for 10 days.

    • See slopublichealth.org/IQ for detailed instructions, including information about treatment and at-home care. 

If you have been exposed to COVID-19: 

  • slopublichealth.org/IQ: Instructions for what to do if you have been exposed to COVID-19 

  • "Close Contact" means: In indoor spaces of 400,000 or fewer cubic feet per floor (such as homes, clinic waiting rooms, airplanes, etc.), close contact is defined as sharing the same indoor airspace for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes) during a confirmed case's infectious period. 

  • If a student or staff member has been exposed, they should test for COVID-19 if: 

    • They have new COVID-19 symptoms. They should test right away and wear a well-fitted mask around others.

    • They do not have symptoms but are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection and may be eligible for treatment. They should test within 5 days of exposure.  

    • They do not have symptoms but have contact with individuals who are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection. They should mask indoors when around such people for 10 days and consider testing within 5 days after the last exposure date (Day 0) and before contact with higher-risk individuals. 

  • If a person has COVID-19 symptoms and tests negative on an antigen test, they should test again at least a day later (note that antigen tests in infected people may not be positive right away even if symptoms are present). 

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Communicable Disease Reporting 

List of Reportable Diseases and Conditions 

Note: The total number of cases that constitute an outbreak varies by disease. 

How to Report Communicable Disease Outbreaks 

  • To report two or more cases of non-COVID-19 illness, authorized school or child care personnel should email [email protected] with a completed version of this line list attached. 

  • To report an outbreak of COVID-19, (defined as 3+ cases within a cohort, such as a class or team), authorized school or child care personnel should email [email protected] with the following details: 

    • How many staff cases  

    • How many student cases  

    • Name of cohort (e.g., Ms. Smith’s 2nd grade class, JV boys' basketball team, etc.)  

    • Name of school  

    • Date of first case’s symptom onset (or date of first positive test if no symptoms) 

  • If you wish to report a case of an unusual illness, authorized school or child care personnel can email [email protected] with the following details: 

    • Case Name 

    • Case Phone Number 

    • Case Email (if available) 

    • Date when symptoms began 

    • School Point of Contact Name 

    • School Point of Contact Phone Number 

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Exposure Notifications (Template Letters) 

Schools and child care facilities may personalize the template letters below to distribute to parents/guardians in the instance of an outbreak. 

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Vaccinations 

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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) 

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Health and Wellness 

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Contact 

For general questions, contact Kelsi Elliott at [email protected]Title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR) | 805-788-2123