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Our priority is always the health and safety of our students and staff.  During the COVID pandemic, we have taken great care to manage and mitigate risk and to protect, to the greatest extent possible, the health and safety of our students, staff, and community. 

To SCREEN for COVID:

Daily Health Screening:
+ We ask all families to fill out the Daily Health Screening prompt for each enrolled child prior to coming to school. In order to fill out the form, a parent or guardian must check in with the child(ren) and answer the questions honestly. The Daily Health Screening will arrive via text message to all parents listed for the student in our database at 7:00 AM daily. Only one parent needs to complete the screening. This is required every day and is a critical piece of keeping our campus healthy.
+ If a parent, student, or faculty member reports symptoms, our Health Services Coordinator, Anne Marie Gardner, will reach out to your family.
+ Students/Staff work with Health SC to develop a plan for monitoring/testing and, when appropriate, a return to school. 

Symptoms at School
+ If symptoms first appear while students/staff are at school, they report to the Health Services Coordinator. 
+ Parents will be expected to pick up a sick student (or a student exhibiting symptoms) immediately and we will keep the student isolated in our Health Services office until that time. 

+ When a positive case has been confirmed, an email will be sent to notify the individual class of the positive case. Contact tracing will not be performed for positive cases at school (not possible with masks optional)

+Household members of positive cases will be able to "test to stay" in school if they are able to separate from the positive case. Rapid tests on day 1,3, and 5 post exposure will be administered at school (or at home if available) and if negative and no symptoms, student can remain in school.
+ Positive cases are provided guidance on next steps they can take for their own health care and when they may return to school.

In an effort to protect the health and well-being of our school community, please adhere to the following Illness Policy. Compliance with this policy is critical in maintaining a healthy community, reducing the spread of illness, and provides the greatest chance for the Sun Valley Community School to continue in-person learning.  

Persons will not be admitted into school facilities or participate in school activities and will be asked to stay home if they have any of the following symptoms in the LAST 24 HOURS:
+ Cough
+ Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
+ Fever of 100.4 F (38 C) or above 
+ Chills
+ Sore throat/and or swollen lymph nodes
+ New loss of taste or smell
+ Diarrhea
+ Vomiting
+ Nausea
+ Congestion or runny nose unrelated to a preexisting condition (such as seasonal allergies)
+ Other signs of new illness that are unrelated to a preexisting condition

It is recommended that students, faculty, and staff with COVID symptoms be evaluated by their medical provider and seek testing, if available. We will also have Rapid Antigen Covid-19 testing available on campus through Health Services to assist with ruling out COVID-19 in symptomatic individuals.

If a student, faculty, or staff person tests positive for COVID-19, notify the School’s Health Services Coordinator immediately to allow the school to take appropriate steps in consultation with South Central Public Health.

Read our full Illness Policy. 

Please use this information as a reminder to use best practices in your daily life:

+ You may choose to wear a face covering or mask in indoor settings with mixed groups of individuals
+ Wash or sanitize your hands frequently
+ Continue to fill out our Daily Health Screening and report any symptoms of illness
 

Keep our students, staff and community healthy and school open!