Scarborough Public Schools
APRIL 13, 2021
IMPORTANT TRAVEL NOTIFICATION
Dear Scarborough Families,
As we approach Spring break for families choosing to travel outside of New England, we are instituting a mandatory quarantine time for these individuals. Students will need to stay home for three days upon return from travel to non-exempt states (any state outside of New England). We request that students who have travelled to a non-exempt state return to school on or after Thursday, April 29th, or 3 full days after your return to Maine. We will still require evidence of a negative COVID test as well. Students should participate in remote learning.
For example:
If your student tests positive, or develops symptoms of COVID-19, please contact our school nurses.
Increasing this local safety requirement is necessary given the recent surge we are experiencing among students in our district. Currently, if one travels to an unapproved state, a rapid test can be acquired at the airport upon returning to home and submitted to the school personnel for immediate return to in-person learning. However, the symptoms of COVID-19 may not appear until a few days later. In this scenario, the infected individual would have already exposed multiple people at school and would have put multiple individuals into quarantine.
This preventive measure is another way to reduce potential exposure of students and our employees. As always, your continued support during this period is most appreciated.
Sincerely,
Sanford Prince IV