What is changing:
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Masks - Masks will be optional on campus, both indoors and outdoors. In order to balance individual and community responsibility, we will keep in place guidelines for mask use specific to quarantine, which are detailed below. For asymptomatic individuals, the use of masks is a personal choice, and individuals will be free to choose whether or not to wear one as it befits their health circumstances. We will honor individual decisions, and no member of the CSG community will be questioned or shamed for their decision.
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Travel restrictions - As of February 28, we will lift travel restrictions, and we ask all community members to monitor themselves for symptoms in all circumstances— especially following prolonged periods of significant social exposure. Tests are available in the Nurse’s office should you need them.
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Notifications and contact tracing - Our Covid-19 Dashboard will be updated daily. Email notifications will only be sent to the community in the event of 2 or more positive cases within small groups such as a classroom, sports team, or club. Focusing notifications in this way will help us to identify any outbreaks that may require short-term mitigation measures.
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Community events - Visitors and spectators will be welcomed back to campus. Masks will be optional for all.
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Lunch service - SAGE will continue to offer pre-packaged salads and sandwiches, but will move to self service for raw vegetables, fresh fruit, and the Deli Bar. SAGE will monitor utensils and change them out on a regular basis during lunch to mitigate cross contamination. The topping station is open to Middle and Upper Schools and will now open to Lower School as well.
Quarantine guidelines
CSG will move from a 10- to 5-day quarantine and follow the guidelines recommended by Franklin County Public Health.
Those who test positive for Covid-19 must self-isolate at home for 5 days. After day 5, those who are fever-free for 24 hours and have improved symptoms may return to school and wear a mask through day 10. If they cannot consistently and correctly wear a mask, individuals should continue to isolate at home for a full 10 days and return to school on day 11.
Those who have had a direct contact with a person who has contracted Covid-19 may remain in the classroom if they take the following precautions:
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Wear a mask for 10 days after their last date of exposure,
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Monitor for symptoms of Covid-19, and
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Isolate and get tested if they start to experience Covid-19-related symptoms, regardless of severity.
What is not changing:
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Social distancing whenever possible
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Guidelines for individuals who are sick - If your child has symptoms of illness that last longer than 24 hours, you must submit evidence of a negative Covid test and/or alternative diagnosis from a healthcare provider in order for her to return to school.
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Covid-19 reporting tool - Please continue to use CSG’s online reporting tool to report confirmed or suspected Covid-19 illness, symptoms, or exposure.
