Porterville Unified School District
COVID Response Team - Special Edition December 2021
Family Newsletter
This is a special edition of our COVID Response Team Family Newsletter.
PUSD families are advised to review this newsletter to stay up to date with school business and requirements related to COVID-19 student and employee health and safety.
CRT Line - Winter Hours of Operation
The CRT line will continue to be open during Winter Break, see limited hours below. Regular school operations hours will resume on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Families are advised to call the CRT line if a student is experiencing symptoms or has been exposed to COVID during the winter break.
COVID-19 testing is being provided as a courtesy service. It is not required to return to school.
Update on Mask Mandates
To ensure that we collectively protect the health and well-being of all Californians; keep schools open for in-person instruction; and allow California's economy to remain open and thrive, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is requiring masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, for the next four weeks (December 15, 2021 through January 15, 2022).
This new measure brings an added layer of mitigation as the Omicron variant, a Variant of Concern as labeled by the World Health Organization, is detected across California, the United States, and the world and is likely to spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Delta variant. Additionally, this new measure brings additional protection to individuals, families and communities during the holidays when more travel occurs, and time is spent indoors.
For more information read: CDPH Requires Masking for All Public Indoor Settings to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 In Response to Increasing Case Rates and Hospitalizations
Vaccination Information
YOU CAN NOW GET BOOSTED!
Vaccines now recommended for children 5 and up
COVID-19 Booster Dose to 16- and 17-Year-Olds
Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know
Vaccines remain the best public health measure to protect people from COVID-19, slow transmission, and reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging.
Scientists are currently investigating Omicron, including how protected fully vaccinated people will be against infection, hospitalization, and death.
Masks offer protection against all variants. CDC continues to recommend wearing a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high community transmission, regardless of vaccination status.
Click here to LEARN MORE
Testing Resources - Looking for a PCR testing location?
PUSD CRT Center
We are located at the Porterville Educational Complex in the Butterfield Annex -
900 W. Pioneer Ave. Porterville, CA 93257
If you are scheduled for a rapid test please park in between the four large orange parking cones on the East side of the Butterfield parking lot and call the CRT line at (559) 560-5960. Please wait in your car to be seen by our CNA team.
Additional Resources
PUSD Student Services
Email: perlasoria@portervilleschools.org
Website: portervilleschools.org
Location: 600 West Grand Avenue, Porterville, CA, USA
Phone: 559-560-5960