District Covid Guidance

For our school year, COVID guidance-as a community infectious disease- remains focused on prevention, identification and management.

 The Northern Burlington School District follows the most current New Jersey Department of Health guidance supporting COVID Layered Protection Strategies: 

  • COVID Vaccination 

  • Testing when COVID Compatible sick symptoms occur

  • Masking when exposed and/or recovering.

 *IF COVID Positive:

Individuals who test COVID Positive should: Stay home & isolate for at least 5 full days from onset of symptoms or 5 days from date of positive test if asymptomatic.

May return Day 6 if fever free for 24 hours and have no symptoms/improving symptoms but should wear a mask when around others for an additional 5 days.

 *IF EXPOSED to someone with COVID(Close Contact=6 feet 15 min or >during 24H period):

Quarantine is no longer recommended for people who are exposed to COVID-19 as long as they remain asymptomatic.

Exposed individuals should wear a mask for 10 days after exposure and get tested when sick or on day 6 after last time of exposure.

Exception-a positive test within the last 30 days & asymptomatic- individual does not need to test.

Students/staff with sick symptoms should stay home.

If symptoms are COVID Compatible, student/staff should have a negative COVID test result and improvement/resolution of sick symptoms before returning to school.

 Reminder of what is still considered "COVID Compatible" sick symptoms for which individual should have a COVID Test:

• At least two of the following symptoms: fever, chills, shivers, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, congestion or runny nose;  OR

• At least one of the following symptoms: new or worsening cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or sense of smell. 

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html