Safe & Healthy Schools
- Deer Valley Unified School District
- 2022-2023 Safety Plan
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DVUSD Safe, Supportive & Healthy Schools "On Campus" Operational Safety Plan
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*DVUSD reserves the right to amend this safety plan at any point**
Before the First 10 Days of School-
- Parent/Guardian should review DVUSD Parent/Guardian Expectations.
Before Leaving Home
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- Parent/guardian should adhere to the protocol below for symptom screening:
- Check in with your child each morning for signs of illness. If your child has a temperature of 100.0 degrees or higher, he/she should not go to school.
- Parents should routinely check MCDPH guidance regarding what symptoms are related to COVID-19.
- If your child has tested positive for COVID-19, he/she should not go to school. Follow MCDPH guidance on what to do when someone has tested positive. Parents should contact the school nurse.
- Parent/guardian should adhere to the protocol below for symptom screening:
At School
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- As is normal practice, staff members will visually assess students for illness symptoms throughout the day.
- Parents should contact the school nurse well in advance for students with unique health considerations (e.g. chronic allergies, etc.).
Face Masks
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- Face masks are optional on DVUSD campuses and transportation. See the CDC’s Guidance for exact details regarding their recommendations. The following are exceptions:
- Symptomatic students and staff may be required to use them in the nurse’s office.
- Students may wear a face mask when they are in days 6-10 of COVID-19 positive test protocol.
- Face mask requirements are determined in conjunction with local and/or state agencies.
- Face masks are optional on DVUSD campuses and transportation. See the CDC’s Guidance for exact details regarding their recommendations. The following are exceptions:
Health & Hygiene Considerations, Cleaning and Disinfection
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- Frequent hand washing or sanitizing will be encouraged at regular intervals throughout the day. At a minimum, this will be encouraged at:
- Start and end of day.
- Before and after lunch and snack.
- Before and after transitions/rotations/recess.
- Before and after using the restroom.
- Sanitizing & Disinfecting
- Disinfection to occur as regularly as possible by trained cleaning staff members of frequently touched surfaces (e.g. tables, desks, faucets, sinks, light switches, doorknobs, etc.)
- Indoor Air Quality & Management
- DVUSD mechanical systems filter outdoor & indoor air
- Mechanical Systems are engineered for specific size, thickness, media requirements, restriction, replacement schedule
- Air filters are changed on a regular schedule, and on an as-needed basis when warranted
- DVUSD classrooms contain a HEPA air filter for enhanced air quality.
- Classroom space scheduled to be purged with outside air each morning prior to the school day and outside air introduced throughout the school day
- DVUSD mechanical systems filter outdoor & indoor air
- Frequent hand washing or sanitizing will be encouraged at regular intervals throughout the day. At a minimum, this will be encouraged at:
Visitors/Volunteers
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- Visitors and volunteers are permitted on school campuses before, during and after school and must follow normal District and campus procedures.
Protocols
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- Protocol - When a student tests positive for COVID-19:
- Student should stay at home and not report to school. Student and parent(s) should contact the school nurse.
- If a student is eligible to return on day 6, the student may wear a face mask through day 10. If student is unable to wear a mask, then student should remain at home for the full 10 days.
- Home test kits are accepted. Home test kits should have the student's name and date of when the test was administered written on the test kit.
- Student should stay at home and not report to school. Student and parent(s) should contact the school nurse.
- Protocol - Student is sick with COVID-19 Symptoms without a Positive Test
- Stay home until symptoms are resolving and are fever free for 24 hours.
- Parent/guardian should check with the school nurse if there are questions.
- Protocol - Chronic Allergies or Other Chronic Symptoms that Mirror COVID-19
- Parents should inform the school nurse of the situation, and preferably, well in advance of any situation.
- Known chronic symptoms should be monitored by the student and their family.
- Any student with a chronic illness from a known and documented diagnosis e.g. allergies, migraine headaches, may return to school when symptoms have improved, and student has no fever for 24-hours without the use of fever-reducing medications. Any student with non-resolving symptoms should be assessed by a physician.
- Protocol - When a student tests positive for COVID-19:
- Updated September 23, 2022
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