COVID-19 Policy Protocol & Guidelines

For Employees, Parents & Students

Latest page update: 01/12/2022

This page has been set up to provide up-to-date information to the entire International School of Orange County community about the School’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic.

Our commitment to the health and safety of our students, their parents, our faculty & staff, and our community at large remains our number one priority.

NOTE: Our school is committed to following guidelines developed by the California Department of Public Health and to aligning with K-12 Schools 2021-2022 guidance.

Please review Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools (Updated Jan. 6, 2022)

Steps for Determining Close Contact and Quarantine in K–12 Schools

If you were exposed to Covid-19 and are not up-to-date on Covid-19 vaccinations:

Quarantine for at least 5 days

Stay home

Stay home and quarantine for at least 5 full days.
Wear a well-fitted mask if you must be around others in your home.

Get tested

Even if you don’t develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

After quarantine

Watch for symptoms

Watch for symptoms until 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

If you develop symptoms

Isolate immediately and get tested. Continue to stay home until you know the results. Wear a well-fitted mask around others.

If you were exposed to Covid-19 and are up-to-date with vaccination OR had confirmed Covid-19 within the past 90 days (you tested positive using a viral test):

No quarantine

You do not need to stay home unless you develop symptoms.

Get tested

Even if you don’t develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19

Watch for symptoms

Watch for symptoms until 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

If you develop symptoms

Isolate immediately and get tested. Continue to stay home until you know the results. Wear a well-fitted mask around others.

For more information, please visit the full guidance page here.

PROTECTION & SAFETY

Students, staff and faculty must wear masks indoors at all times, regardless of vaccination status

Masks are optional outdoors but, following CDC recommendations, students, teachers, staff and parents are encouraged to wear a mask in crowded outdoor settings or during activities that involve sustained close contact with other people who are not fully vaccinated

Reinforced hand washing/sanitizing before and after bathroom use, recess, lunch, and prior to all transition periods at minimum

Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers are available in each class

Extra hand washing sinks are available right next to the lunch tables

Class sanitation and ventilation reinforced

A/C air filters changed to MERV13-FPR10 as recommended by the health department

Air purifiers are installed in every classroom

BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL

Home symptoms and temperature checks

Temperature must be lower than 100.4 to come on campus

If your child has any of the following COVID-19 symptoms, please do not send them to school:

Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Fatigue/muscle or body aches/chills
Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Close contact with a person infected with COVID-19

Drop-off

Students must wear a mask before entering their classrooms

CLASS TIME

Per CDPH Guidance, "recent evidence indicates that in-person instruction can occur safely without minimum physical distancing requirements when other mitigation strategies (e.g., masking) are implemented".

IN CASE OF SICKNESS DURING CLASS HOURS

Students will be placed in a separate room with supervision

Parents will be called for immediate pick up. If symptoms are acute, 911 will also be called

Case management regulations and reporting to county public health requirements will be followed

Staying Home When Sick

Follow the strategy for Staying Home when Sick and Getting Tested from the CDC.

LOCAL RESOURCES

Orange County schools and the OC Department of Education for the latest news and information visit the OCDE Newsroom.

Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) strongly encourages all who are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as one of the best ways to protect yourself and others. Visit the OCHCA Vaccine Resources Site for more information.

Local information on testing and testing resources in Orange County can be found at the OCHCA Testing page.