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"Pandemic Learning Pods" Guidance
Larimer County Guidance for "Pandemic Learning Pods"
Information for Parents and Guardians of K-12 School-Aged Children
Positive COVID-19 Cases in a Classroom or School
Examples of potential exposures:
- Riding in a car or school bus with others
- Physical activities with others
- Getting together at someone’s house
FAQs
It takes time for the Health Department to go through all contacts, it is likely that not all assessments have been completed yet.
Since schools are higher risk settings, the 7-day "test out" quarantine option is not allowable for returning to school.
Every individual student will be quarantined for up to 14 days from the date they were last exposed. If two students were exposed on different dates, their quarantine periods will end on different dates.
Covering noses/mouths and physical distancing significantly decreases risk, but similar to wearing a helmet while playing football or wearing a seatbelt in a car, they do not eliminate risk entirely, so temporary classroom closures may still occur even if everyone follows all of the precautions.
Only direct contacts of known COVID-19 cases are issued quarantine orders. Household members of someone who has been directly exposed do not need to quarantine unless the quarantined family member tests positive or develops symptoms of COVID-19. If that occurs, the household will be provided with additional information from the Health Department and may be required to quarantine.
To protect the privacy of the person diagnosed with COVID-19, we will not disclose any information that would identify the person(s) that potentially exposed your child. Public Health works closely with agencies and schools to determine which classrooms need to be closed and which individuals need to be quarantined or isolated.
You have a right to not test your child for COVID-19. It might impact classroom closures if that child is symptomatic and has had close contact with a positive case.
Assessments are required to allow students to return to classes. If calls cannot be completed, it can delay the reopening of classrooms.
Parents can choose to not test, but a household contact of a positive case that has symptoms is considered to be a probable case, and treated like a positive. Closures and quarantine orders are handled exactly the same as a confirmed positive, following state requirements.
Please complete this form to let us know your COVID immunization status.