COVID-19 Health & Safety Information

February 2023 Health and Safety Protocols

Spanish Schoolhouse regularly reviews and updates our Health and Safety Protocols for COVID-19. The goal is always to prioritize the health and safety of our students and staff, as well as do our utmost to provide continuity of childcare for you, our customers.

Our most recent guidelines are summarized below.

COVID-19 Policies

1. We ask all families to actively screen their child(ren) at home for symptoms that could be COVID-19 or another contagious illness, including fever, cough, sore throat, muscle/body aches, fatigue, diarrhea, or vomiting. To help keep our school community healthy, please err on the side of caution and keep your child home if they show signs of illness.
2. Face masks are optional for all adults and children at Spanish Schoolhouse (this includes staff, parents, visitors, and students). We ask that you kindly respect other individuals' choices regarding masking.
3. Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols will remain in place.
4. Increased handwashing for students and staff is our new standard protocol.
5. We will limit large group activities.
6. Students or staff members with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 will need to isolate for 5 days from the date of first symptoms or a positive test (whichever came first) and may return to school on day 6 if symptoms have improved and at least 24 hours have passed since recovery, including resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.
7. If there is a confirmed positive case reported in a classroom, the class will remain open and individuals with close contact will not be required to quarantine.
8. We will continue sending notification emails to parents for a positive case in their child's classroom or in the school.

Important Reminder for Minimizing Spread of any Illness:

Children and staff members should not attend school if they have fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or any symptoms that may be COVID-19 or other contagious illness. They must be free of fever, vomiting, and diarrhea for 24 hours without the use of medication before returning to school. (Refer to the Parent Handbook for details)

It's important that all parents continue to err on the side of caution and keep their child at home if they have any signs of illness.

We appreciate everyone's cooperation in making our school safe and healthy for all. We will continue to keep you apprised of any changes in our health policies.