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COVID-19 Policies for 2022-23
The following updates are related to COVID-19 and will be in place until further notice. We will assess conditions on an ongoing basis, in conjunction with the state and county, and will update the Carondelet community with any changes as needed.
Contra Costa Health Protocols
- New COVID protocols have been released by Contra Costa Health as of March 14, 2023. Since Governor Newsom ended the state of emergency order, protocols in terms of return to school have been adjusted. Here are the new protocols:
- If a student or employee is experiencing symptoms with or without a positive test, they should stay home until feeling better.
- When a student or employee tests positive for COVID, they should isolate at home for 5 days (day 0 is the first day of symptoms or the date of the positive test).
- Report illness and absence: students will reach out to Attendance. Employees will reach out to the Director of Human Resources and their supervisor.
- A negative test after day 5 is no longer required to return to school as long as symptoms are improving and there has been no fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine for 24 hours.
- Everyone who is returning to school should wear a mask on days 6-10.
Returning after Isolation/Quarantine
- Students that are positive or who have tested positive, please email the attendance office, VP Reinwald, and Dean Caitlin Main.
- Students who have tested positive can return to school as long as symptoms are improving and there has been no fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine for 24 hours. Everyone who is returning to school should wear a mask on days 6-10.
- Students needing to test to return to school are encouraged to bring their own, unopened rapid test to the Main office and the test will be administered by a Carondelet admin.
Carondelet highly encourages all students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine series to safeguard themselves and our school community. Get Answers to your questions about the vaccine from Contra Costa Health Services, John Muir Health, and Kaiser.
All students can fully participate in on-campus classes, however county restrictions may be implemented which changes accessibility to some Carondelet experiences. Some Carondelet extracurricular experiences (e.g., athletics, retreats, indoor dances, etc.) may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within a certain period of time from the experience.
Reporting Exposures to the Community
Carondelet follows Contra Costa Health Services group tracing model. Families with a student who share a classroom with a positive COVID-19 case will be notified via email and encouraged to test their student between day three and day five after exposure.
Vaccine Status and Close Contacts
Families are encouraged to disclose student vaccination status to help inform procedure in case of a close contact to a positive case. If status remains undisclosed, we will assume that the student is not vaccinated.
Upload student vaccine status. Click “view checklist” to access where to upload documentation.
Contra Costa Health Services determines the standard for what qualifies as close contact in a K-12 educational setting.
Masks Recommended Indoors, Optional Outdoors
Masks are considered the most effective and simplest safety mitigation to prevent in-school transmission of COVID-19 infections and to support full time in-person instruction in school. Carondelet strongly recommends masking while indoors, but is not requiring them at this time.This recommendation is for all students regardless of vaccination status. Many will decide to continue masking for added security or because of interactions with those who may be at greater risk from COVID-19, while others will choose to remain mask free. We will remain respectful of all members of our community and the decisions they make. This policy is in effect on the main campus, at the Carondelet Athletics Complex, and at De La Salle.
Stay Home if Sick
Students who have symptoms of infectious illness, such as influenza (flu) or COVID-19, should stay home. Parents/guardians should also promptly connect with our Attendance Coordinator and contact their healthcare provider for testing and care. Isolating when sick with COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses is essential to prevent spread to others.
Additional Details in Handbook
All details and full information about new COVID-19 policies are documented in the Student Handbook.
Case Reporting, Contact Tracing, and Investigation
Per AB 86 (2021) and California Code Title 17, section 2500, schools are required to report COVID-19 cases to the local public health department. For more information on case reporting, contact tracing, and investigation, please visit the COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2022-23 School Year Document.
Informed Consent
This notice is to inform you of the steps that Carondelet and De La Salle will take to maintain health and safety, with the understanding that we cannot guarantee that your students (both Carondelet and De La Salle students) being on campus will be free from the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. We ask that you partner with us in understanding how you and your student(s) can help reduce the risk of transmission by staying current on information about the virus provided by public health officials and experts, and acknowledging that by sending your student to our campus, there is an unavoidable risk that you and your student may become infected with COVID-19. We will continue to send out guidance to you as we receive it from our public health experts and authorities. Parents, students, and employees are responsible to familiarize themselves with, and comply with, these state and county health guidelines:
California Department of Public Health K-12 Guidance for 2022-23
