Here's how the Philadelphia School District will enforce COVID-19 protocols, masking and vaccine mandates.
If a student shows symptoms of COVID-19 while at school, they will be directed to the nurse’s office where they will be given a COVID-19 test and assessment. If the student tests positive for COVID-19, a parent or guardian will need to pick up the student immediately. OTC tests will be provided for testing to be done at home, and they should begin isolation.
After that five-day isolation period at home, if the person has shown no symptoms for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine like Tylenol or Motrin, they’re free to stop isolating and go back to school. However, theyIn this post-pandemic era, health officials urge parents to be even more proactive when symptoms arise.
“We highly recommend that parents, if possible, keep their kids at home if they are presenting any type of symptoms such as a cough or fever, or any type of cold symptom at this time,” said Burress.Besides getting vaccinated, the next best preventative measures are the use of face masks and effective hand washing. Burress suggests parents get a multipack of face masks to place in their child’s book bag, on top of the face mask they’re already wearing to school.
Additionally, if a student is exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19, the school district heavily encourages that student to, and ideally get tested within 48 hours. After five days of not experiencing symptoms, they should get tested again to be safe. Students who were exposed to someone with COVID-19 will be notified.
At the start of the school year, masking is not required, but in the case of a classroom, schoolwide, office-wide, or department-wide outbreak of COVID-19, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health may issue a masking requirement until the outbreak subsides.
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