Health Office Updates
Keeping our school community healthy! ~September 2021
Quarantine Timelines
There is an updated quarantine flowsheet for the 21/22 school year. As of right now, Gloucester county is in a period of MODERATE Covid-19 transmission. If this changes to HIGH, then different standards and timelines would apply. The new flowsheet addresses what these changes would be, and also gives guidance for vaccinated individuals.
Click Here to View or Download the Updated Quarantine Flowsheet
The Updated Quarantine Flowsheet is also pictured below.
Masks
Masking is REQUIRED in Pitman School District. Please send your child to school with a mask, and have a backup in their backpack in case it breaks or becomes soiled.
Vaccinations (Covid and otherwise)
Please send updated vaccination records to your child's school nurse in a timely manner. Mandated vaccinations must be completed in order for your child to attend school, unless your child has an exemption.
Please send copies or pictures of completed Covid-19 CDC Vaccination Cards to your school nurse. As noted in the flowsheets above, vaccination status has an outsized affect on quarantines.
Home testing kits will NOT be accepted for Covid-19
Over the counter Covid-19 testing kits have become more widely available at pharmacies. Unfortunately, self-administered home tests have no paper trail or guarantee of appropriate testing practices. Pitman School District will only be accepting laboratory confirmed test results from this point forward. Please visit NJ Covid Testing Sites to find a site near you.
Covid Vaccination- Some Facts!
Covid-19 vaccination has been found to be VERY effective. Not only are you MUCH less likely to contract the virus, if you happen to be part of that very small percentage of breakthrough cases, you are MUCH less likely to have severe illness.
Currently in New Jersey:
- Covid cases in vaccinated individuals account for only 2 tenths of one percent of Covid cases.
- Only 5 thousandths of one percent of vaccinated individuals are hospitalized with Covid.
Contact Info
Feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns or suggestions!
Email: schoolnurses@pitman.k12.nj.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/pitman.k12.nj.us/nursesoffice