COVID-19

Face coverings are no longer required for any students and staff. This is in aligned with the Oregon Department of Education's Ready Schools Safe Learners guidance.

We ask that your student does not attend in-person school if they are COVID-19 positive for at least five days (longer if they still have a fever). Students must be fever-free for at least 24 hours in order to attend school. Our regular sick policy applies as well. Please do not send your student to school if they are vomiting or have a fever.

Your child can return to school when they are 24-hours fever free. 

In addition to our regular cleaning practice, District custodians routinely “fog” the entire room with an electrostatic fogger wipedown of surface/high touch areas of course. The District clean-out protocols require students & staff to use alcohol wipes (at 75% alcohol) to disinfect their desks, high touch areas & other equipment throughout the school day. All of which is documented in the on cleaning log. 

In the case of an outbreak, Distinct custodians & facilities crew use the same industry-leading products & follow the same cleaning practices; We document this process using a detailed cleaning & disinfecting report, to ensure all areas within the building have been cleaned

No students at this time is required to take the vaccine.

When staff or a student that has been on campus test positive for COVID-19, we ask that they report the positive test to the district as soon as possible to allow us to sanitize & quarantine other exposed students & staff as necessary. We also ask that they isolate & do not come on campus for 5 days minimum. After the 5 days of isolation, they can return to school if their symptoms are gone or are improving.

Outdoor playground structures require normal routine cleaning and do not require disinfection. Shared equipment should be cleaned and disinfected at least daily in accordance with CDC guidance.

We know more about the virus now that will allow us to better safeguard the health of our staff & students. We have been working continuously to put safety measures & equipment in place. 

We have already seen through having staff return to campus that we can effectively reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our buildings, & identify those impacted quickly through our contact tracing protocols. Although staff & students have had COVID-19, no transmission has occurred on campus.

We are also in alignment with new guidance from the governor’s office, & now have COVID-19 liability protection which will allow our district to open in a fiscally & legally responsible manner.