Nurses Corner
August 27th, 2021
Hello Zion 6 Families
The governor has announced that masks are to be worn in all indoor settings. Here at District 6 we are already following the mitigation of wearing our masks inside the school at all times. Please make sure your students have their cloth or disposable mask with them every day.
Also, the governor has announced a vaccination mandate. This requires all P-12 teachers and staff to either be vaccinated or agree to weekly surveillance testing.
We encourage all students over the age of 12 to receive the Covid vaccine.
I want to assure you the individuals in this district are working very hard to keep safety and health a top priority as we continue through this pandemic.
Any questions or comments, please call or email me!
Proper Masks
The only time the mask can be removed is while eating, drinking, and outside.
The district has a limited supply of back-up masks so please be sure to provide your student with a mask.
Symptoms
Vaccines and Tests
Also, please remember we are testing students that have symptoms in school OR are participating in the test to stay program, with the BinaxNOW rapid tests.
Please contact your school's nurse to sign a consent.
District 6 Protocols
District 6 Covid Protocols
- 3-feet social distancing recommended within the classroom where possible.
- Masks must be worn among all students and staff in buildings with children present anywhere in the buildings, despite vaccination status.
- Covid testing of symptomatic students regardless of vaccination status. (If a consent to test is on file.)
- If your child is a close contact to a Covid positive person at school while masked, they must quarantine for 10 days from last exposure to that person IF they are unvaccinated, unless they have consent to do screening testing with the nurse on Day 1, 3, 5, and 7 if they remain asymptomatic. If the contact comes from within the household they still must quarantine. Vaccinated individuals do not need to quarantine if a close contact.
- If your child contracts Covid, please isolate them for 10 days from the start of their symptoms OR if asymptomatic, their test date. Call your school's nurse so contact tracing can be initiated.
- If your child OR any of your household members are symptomatic with any of the below symptoms, they must stay home and either get a negative Covid test result or a doctors note to return, regardless of vaccination status. Call your school and speak to the nurse if your child has Covid like symptoms.
Covid symptoms are as follows:
o Fever over 100.4
o Cough
o Shortness of Breath
o New Loss of Taste or Smell
o Body Aches
o Sore Throat
o Vomiting
o Diarrhea
District 6 Mitigations
- Essential visitors allowed in the buildings as long as they are masked and asymptomatic. An essential visitor is an individual coming into the school for required education or health purposes.
-Deep cleaning of buildings every day and cleaning of high touch points throughout the day.
-No outside food brought in.
-Limit the amount of items and furniture in classrooms.
-Hand hygiene education provided. Washing of hands before and after eating.
-Nurses and administrators will monitor community transmission of COVID-19, vaccination coverage, screening testing, and outbreaks to guide decisions about the level of layered prevention strategies being implemented.
Natalee Murray, BSN RN
Email: nmurray@zion6.org
Website: www.zion6.org
Location: 2800 29th Street, Zion, IL, USA
Phone: 847-505-8979