UPDATED ISOLATION GUIDELINES (as of 1/7/2022)
Effective immediately, Seattle Academy will be moving to the reduced isolation requirement for individuals testing positive for COVID in Washington K-12 schools. Isolation is necessary after a person has been diagnosed as COVID positive regardless of vaccination status.
This new isolation requirement will rely upon an important partnership between SAAS and your family to monitor symptoms, objectively report them, and to stay home when symptomatic. This partnership will be important in maintaining safe, in-person learning for those who remain on campus.
If you have any questions regarding the new requirement information, please contact our Safety Team (safety@seattleacademy.org). Thank you!
SAFE AT SAAS: REDUCED ISOLATION REQUIREMENT
All people with COVID-19 (with or without symptoms) need to isolate for at least 5 days.
For students, teachers, and staff who test positive for COVID-19 and never develop symptoms:
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Isolate for at least 5 days. Day 0 is the day of the positive COVID-19 test and day 1 is the first full day after the specimen was collected for the positive test. The first potential return to school activities would be on day 6.
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Post the required isolation time frame, we ask that your student return to school only if they are no longer experiencing symptoms and have received a negative antigen test. Should your student continue to test positive on an antigen test we ask that they remain home until negative or, is on day 11 and no longer experiencing symptoms. This applies to anyone with COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination or booster status.
For students, teachers and staff who have COVID-19 and have or had symptoms:
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Isolation can end isolation after 5 days if they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and other symptoms have improved. Day 0 is the day of the positive COVID-19 test and day 1 is the first full day after the specimen was collected for the positive test.
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If the person meets these 2 criteria, they can return to school after 5 days of isolation, but must continue to wear a mask for an additional 5 days at all times while at SAAS, and in general, in all outdoor and indoor settings when around others. This applies to anyone with COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination or booster status.
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If they continue to have a fever or other symptoms have not improved after 5 days of isolation, isolation ends only when they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and other symptoms have improved.
If you have questions with this new guidance, please feel free to contact Safety@seattleacademy.org or 206.676.6868. Again, we thank you for your partnerships as we safely return students from isolation.