Students and staff are encouraged to wear masks when in close contact with others.  Not only will masks help reduce or prevent the chance of getting COVID but also will help fight flu, strep, common cold, etc.

 

When possible, students and staff should remain at least 6' apart to help reduce transmission risk.  Where spacing between each other is not feasible, masks should be worn.

 

Students should be allowed to wash or sanitize their hands periodically throughout the day.  All PPE (personal protective equipment) is available to all schools, including hand sanitizer.

 

Custodians will clean the building, but classroom teachers and other school staff members are encouraged to wipe down desks and equipment periodically.

 

Classroom teachers, school bus drivers, and other staff members should keep seating charts in the event that a COVID outbreak occurs.

 

If your child is feeling ill and/or is running a fever, please keep them at home.

 

Vaccination clinics will be offered for students ages 12-17 and staff throughout the school year.  Fully vaccinated individuals do not have to quarantine if showing no symptoms but can if parents choose to do so.

 

Students on quarantine or in isolation will receive assignments as if they are out of school for being sick.

Our school district is currently contact tracing positive cases, close contacts, and household contacts within each school.  Positive cases are to isolate for 10 days and return on day 11; individuals identified as close contacts are to quarantine for 10 days while household contacts are to quarantine for 20 days.  If told a different time frame by health official, that time frame will be honored.  Fully vaccinated individuals do not have to quarantine if showing no symptoms; we understand they can still get COVID even if fully vaccinated and may still quarantine if parents choose to do so.

 

In close contact tracing cases, if the close contact was wearing a mask, the close contact does not have to quarantine but may if parents choose to do so.

 

During isolation and quarantine, students and staff members are not allowed to attend any school function.

 

If your child is waiting on COVID test results, please keep them at home until results are returned.

 

If you are concerned about your child being in close contact with a positive case or a household contact, speak to them about the importance of wearing his or her mask when social distancing is not easily done and discuss proper handwashing techniques.

Our Roane County Schools COVID portal is an active document showing updates throughout the day.  The total number of positive cases for each school is listed as well as the percentage of the student body represented by the positive numbers.  Staff positive numbers are also shown.