TREA’s Response to the Covid-19 Virus
As COVID continues to shift and change, the CDC has similarly changed their policies. TREA has adopted the following policies as our COVID protocol. These align with the CDC’s isolation and quarantine guidelines. As new strains have developed, consult the more detailed CDC website for updates and your family doctor if you have questions or concerns.
As with any other illness, these guidelines are meant to help parents and families make decisions that best protect themselves and those around them. The days of isolation, mask wearing if necessary after exposure and illness, and quarantine standards should be considered minimum standards. If you’re still feverish, have stomach problems, a sore throat, cough or generally feel ill, even if you have passed the below outlined timeframes, please stay home. Some people experience Covid as a mild illness and some are still sick two weeks later.
If you’re in close contact with someone who has a confirmed positive case and you are not fully vaccinated or you have no had a confirmed case of COVID in the past 90 days, please stay home for a minimum of 5 days. The day of exposure is considered Day 0. So, if you’re exposed on a Saturday, Day 1 is Sunday, so Friday (Day 6) would be the first day out of isolation. The CDC recommends wearing a mask for another 3-5 days while monitoring yourself for symptoms.
If you test positive for COVID, refer to CDC guidelines for isolation, even if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and your symptoms are improving. If your symptoms are not improving, you should not return to school until they do. This is the minimum standard for returning to TREA after infection.
We will continue to be as transparent and as proactive as possible to ensure that we are doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID and all illnesses.
The staff and teachers at TREA want to reassure all families we will continue to maintain our cleaning measures and protocols for visitors. TREA is committed to providing a healthy environment for in-person learning while continuing to uphold the following policies:
- Hand-washing and sanitizing in between classes as necessary, after bathrooms breaks, and before all meals. Students are encouraged to carry their own hand-sanitizer.
- Diligent cleaning protocols–teachers will wipe down restroom surfaces, door handles and knobs, tables, and chairs throughout the days.
- Masks are allowed for all students. We believe that each family needs to make the best decision for themselves and their children and will support your student’s right to choose to wear, or not wear, masks.
- Parents and non-students will not be allowed in the buildings unless a prior appointment is made, or an invitation to a special event received. This includes running in to use the bathroom, morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up. All families are encouraged to use the carpool lanes at each campus.
- We will continue to stay informed of the most recent local news, warnings, and rules and will abide by local, state, and national ordinances, as well as rental agreements.
- Students and their families must be Covid and Covid-symptom free before coming onto any campus. This might mean that families will need to be overly cautious and aware during allergy seasons.
- Staff or students who exhibit any of the symptoms listed above will be asked to go home, regardless of fever, suspected allergies or other previously diagnosed “non-contagious” condition.
Notification of Illness and Returning to School:
-The TREA director should be promptly notified of any student or student’s family that tests positive for COVID (and all highly contagious illnesses). It is the responsibility of the parent to notify teachers of home support needed during an illness that requires absence from school.
-If a student (or immediate family member) tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms, they may return to school once 5 days has passed and a test taken, confirmed negative.
Should a mass outbreak re-occur within the community:
- Additional details will be released to all families, and extended COVID Policies promptly initiated.
- TREA may request that all families complete a daily health check.
- Mask policies will not be initiated by TREA, However, rental agreements might require that we change adjust policies to uphold the individual church’s concerns. Parents will be contacted personally if any changes in mask policies are initiated by the churches with whom we share our space.