Junction ISD COVID protocols

• Prevention Measures:
  • Continue to teach and encourage good hygiene practices
  • Provide hand sanitizer at the building entrances and classrooms
  • Disinfect “high contact” commonly touched surfaces
  • Masks are optional
  • If you have a fever or are sick, stay home and consult a medical professional

• Positive COVID cases:
  • A person who tests positive is required to stay home and may not attend school
    • COVID positive symptomatic people must stay home until the following conditions have been met:
  • Fever-free for 24 hours (not taking any fever-reducing medication) AND symptoms have improved AND 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared. 
  • OR 7 days with a negative test

• Close Contact:
  • Notify people in close contact for informational purposes.
  • Ask close contacts to monitor health and seek medical attention if symptoms develop
  • Close contacts will not be required to quarantine.

• Campus Notifications:
  • Letters will be sent out to parents for students that have been in close contact at school of someone who is positive of COVID.