Will traveling out of state require a test prior to returning to school?

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While it is recommended that you adhere to all social distancing requirements and limit your travel, as of now, no test will be required.

Will the school require every student and staff member to get tested for COVID before the first day?

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Yes. Staff and students from first grade and up will be required to be tested starting Aug 23. Any lab or medical establishments results will be accepted. No rapid tests that are not CLIA and EUA approved.

If I came in contact with a person, who was in contact with a person that tested positive for COVID, do I need to quarantine?

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No, not unless the second party tests positive for COVID

If a child exhibits Covid symptoms during the school day, what will the protocol be?

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A child who is feeling ill and is experiencing two of COVID like symptoms or has a fever of 100 and above, all children in the family will be taken to our quarantine area to wait for their parents to pick them up. They can return to school once 10 days have passed from the onset of symptoms, or after receiving a negative test result.

Alternatively, they can come back once the child that wasn’t well-received a negative test result.

After a positive Covid case, what type of test will LEC accept to enable the child to return?

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For a return to school after a positive Covidresult will require a Nasal PCR test ONLY.

What is the protocol if someone at LEC tests positive for COVID?

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Anyone who tests positive for COVID will have to be quarantined for 10 days without symptoms or have a negative Nasal PCR test result in order to return to school.

If someone in school tests positive for COVID, anyone who had direct contact with them (within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes irrespective of whether the person with COVID or the contact was wearing a mask) will have to be quarantined for 14 days or until a negative test result from a test administered day 5 from last contact. 

We will consult with our medical professionals in each specific case.