Topic: Student Quarantine Options Now Include a 7-Day Timeline
CDC guidance allows for a reduction of the student quarantine period to seven days “when diagnostic testing resources are sufficient and available.” With FCPS now offering drive-through diagnostic testing at six sites across the county, in addition to the many alternative ways to access COVID-19 testing, FCPS is now providing the option for students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to return to school and in-person activities after seven days.
If your child is quarantined due to exposure at school, please keep them at home until one of the following quarantine periods is met:
- Seven days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide both: a negative COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen or PCR) taken on day five of quarantine or later, as well as a copy of the FCPS pause letter indicating the return to school dates; or
- 10 days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide a copy of the FCPS pause letter indicating the return to school dates; or
- 14 days of quarantine and you provide a copy of the clearance letter (SARA-Alert) from the health department.
If your child is quarantined due to exposure outside of the school, please contact the school as soon as possible and you will receive a Return Letter for Exposures Outside of FCPS. The timeline for quarantine return begins when you alert the school. Keep your child at home until one of the following quarantine periods is met.
- Seven days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide both: a negative COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen or PCR) taken on day five of quarantine or later, as well as a copy of the Return Letter for Exposures Outside of FCPS indicating the return to school dates; or
- 10 days of quarantine, your child remains symptom-free AND you provide a copy of the Return Letter for Exposures Outside of FCPS indicating the return to school dates (you must contact your school to request the letter at the beginning of the quarantine period); or
- 14 days of quarantine and you provide a copy of the clearance letter (SARA-Alert) from the health department.
The above options only apply to a student returning to in-person learning and school-sponsored activities. Other organizations, such as SACC, may have different requirements for return.
We continue to balance the need for students to have a high-quality in-person learning experience with student and staff safety. By adhering to our layered prevention strategies and increasing vaccination rates, we are all doing our part to keep schools safe.
Winter Break Homework Expectations
Winter break is coming soon, and we are looking forward to enjoying time to relax and enjoy being with family and friends. To ensure students take a well-deserved break, no homework will be assigned over winter break. Teachers may assign long-range assignments in the weeks ahead of the break, allowing students to practice time management skills. No assignments will be due immediately following the break. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year.
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Student Records - Vaccination Status
Please update your student(s) health vaccination record once they are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by submitting a copy of their vaccine card to Mrs. Priestley at rlpriestley@fcps.edu or drop off a copy to the school office.
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Has your child lost a jacket? A lunch box or water bottle? Have you been looking for your children’s personal items and haven’t found them? Please visit our lost and found located under the stairwell near the gym.
At the end of the day, on Friday, December 17th, All unclaimed lost and found items will be removed and donated.
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Outdoor Dining Rotations
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Dec. 13-17
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Carr, Festekjian, Haidacher, Hicks, Martin, McGovern, Snider, Takacs, Thompson, J.,
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Jan. 3-7
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Bouamri, Ginez, Goldstrom, Magill, Mason, Samuels, West
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Mark Your Calendar
December 20-31 Winter Break
January 13- PTO Board Meeting
January 17 – MLK Day
January 21- 2-hour early release
January 24- Teacher Workday
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