In addition to the guidelines below, the District will continue to implement good hygiene/cleaning practices and air filtration in all of our buildings.

Masks

The current CDC guidance is that at a High COVID-19 Community Level, universal indoor masking is recommended everywhere, including schools. When the Community Level is High in Cuyahoga County, we strongly encourage all of our students and staff to wear a mask inside the school buildings while our level is High. At this time we are not mandating masks. In March of the 21-22 school year, the District moved to mask-optional for all students, staff and visitors. The Reopening Advisory Committee agreed that it is best to keep masks optional as we enter a new school year. We will continue to monitor our Community Level and guidance from the CCBH and make adjustments if necessary. 

People who have known or suspected exposure to COVID-19 should also wear a well-fitting mask or respirator around others for 10 days from their last exposure, regardless of vaccination status or history of prior infection.

Quarantine, Isolation & Reporting

If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status or symptoms, they must isolate for at least five days. They may return to school/work after that time as long as symptoms are improving. If returning to school/work on Day 6, they must also wear a mask for the following 5 days. Student and staff absences should still be reported according to usual protocols. If the absence is due to testing positive for COVID-19, please indicate this when reporting so that the District can report cases to the CCBH.

Quarantine is no longer recommended for people who are exposed to COVID-19 in school settings, and therefore the District will no longer conduct internal contact tracing. However, if any clusters/outbreaks (defined as 3 or more cases within a 14-day period in a school setting) are observed, the District will report this to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health so they can initiate a cluster investigation. The CCBH will then determine if the spread of COVID-19 is suspected in our school community and what measures should be taken. 

As of June 3, 2022, the District no longer sends COVID-19 classroom and building case notifications or updates the public case tracker. The Ohio Department of Health lifted the requirement for schools to send these notifications and provide a public case tracker in March.

Vaccinations