Updated 10.2022

After being exposed to COVID-19 (at school or off campus), all students, faculty, and staff, regardless of vaccination status, should take the following precautions

“You” and “your”  may refer to the student, as applicable.

1. Start counting from Day 1

• Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19

• Day 1 is the first full day after your last exposure

2. Required: Watch for symptoms. If you develop symptoms isolate immediately and get tested and stay home until you know the result. If your test result is positive, it is required that you do not come to school; isolate immediately.

3. Recommended: Wear a mask any time you are around others indoors, as applicable and feasible, through Day 10.*

4. Recommended: Get tested on Day 6 (at least 5 full days after your last exposure). If your test result is positive, it is required that you do not come to school; isolate immediately.

* In the event of ongoing exposure within the household, the School reserves the right to require that you wear a mask indoors, as applicable and feasible, through Day 10. As applicable, the School may recommend high-quality masks and reserves the right to require N95 or similar masks in certain high-risk situations (e.g., for teachers in classrooms following COVID exposure). Masks are not recommended for children under ages 2 years and younger, or for people with some disabilities. 

Updated 08.21.2022

Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html

“You” and “your”  may refer to the student, as applicable.

Regardless of vaccination status, you should isolate from others when you have COVID-19. You should also isolate if you are sick and suspect that you have COVID-19 but do not yet have test results. If your results are positive, follow the full isolation recommendations below. If your results are negative, you can end your isolation.

If you have COVID-19 and NO symptoms

• Day 0 is the day you were tested (not the day you received your positive test result)
• Day 1 is the first full day following the day you were tested
• If you develop symptoms within 10 days of when you were tested, the clock restarts at Day 0 on the day of symptom onset
• You may end isolation after Day 5.
• Wear a mask any time you are around others indoors, as applicable and feasible, through Day 10.*

If you have COVID-19 and symptoms

• Day 0 of isolation is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when you tested positive
• Day 1 is the first full day after the day your symptoms started
• You may end isolation after Day 5** if: (1) You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and (2) Your symptoms are improving. If you still have a fever (100.4°F or greater) or your other symptoms have not improved, continue to isolate until they improve.
• Wear a mask any time you are around others indoors, as applicable and feasible, through Day 10.*

* Masks are not recommended for children under ages 2 years and younger, or for people with some disabilities. As applicable, the School may recommend high-quality masks and reserves the right to require N95 or similar masks in certain high-risk situations (e.g., for teachers in classrooms following COVID exposure).

** If you had moderate illness  (if you experienced shortness of breath or had difficulty breathing), or severe illness (you were hospitalized) due to COVID-19, or you have a weakened immune system, you need to isolate through Day 10. If you had severe illness or have a weakened immune system, consult your doctor before ending isolation; ending isolation without a viral test may not be an option for you. If you are unsure if your symptoms are moderate or severe or if you have a weakened immune system, talk to a healthcare provider for further guidance.

Updated: 09.13.2022

The school will be using the following definitions of ON-campus and OFF-campus, which definitions are based on guidance from Harris County.

ON-campus: A school student or employee is “ON-campus” if the student or employee was on campus within 2 days (48 hours) of symptom onset OR, if asymptomatic, within 2 days (48 hours) of a positive COVID test result.

OFF-campus: A person is “OFF-campus” if the person is not a student or employee of the school OR the student or employee of the school was not ON-campus.