• Masks are welcomed, but not required or provided. Executive Order GA-36 signed by Governor Greg Abbott on May 18, 2021, prohibits governmental agencies from mandating face coverings. While opinions vary, personal choice about mask-wearing is always to be respected by staff, students, parents, and visitors.

• All parents and guardians are responsible for ensuring that a daily self-screening of each student occurs prior to going to school or boarding school transportation. Self-screening includes checking the child’s temperature and identifying the presence of symptoms of COVID-19 prior to leaving home for school. Symptoms of COVID-19 include the following: feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees, loss of taste or smell, cough, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, chills, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, shaking or exaggerated shivering, significant muscle pain or ache, diarrhea, and nausea or vomiting. 
• Any child with a fever at or above 100.0 or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should not report to campus.
• Anyone exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms will be separated.
• Adults will be sent home.*
• Children will be sent to the school nurse for evaluation and subsequent isolation if needed.
• Students who are absent for any reason will follow regular attendance guidelines from the Lubbock ISD Student Handbook. Asynchronous and synchronous instruction will not be provided. Students can receive make-up work upon their return to school, in Google Classroom, or through parent pick up. 

• All Lubbock ISD employees will be required to self-screen prior to going to work. Self-screening includes checking temperature and identifying the presence of symptoms of COVID-19 prior to leaving home. Symptoms of COVID-19 include the following: feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees, loss of taste or smell, cough, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, chills, sore throat, congestion, or runny nose, shaking or exaggerated shivering, significant muscle pain or ache, diarrhea, and nausea or vomiting. If employees have any of these symptoms, they should contact their immediate supervisor and refer to the Employee COVID-19 Procedures for 2021-2022.
• Anyone exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms will be separated.
• Adults will be sent home.*
• Children will be sent to the school nurse for evaluation and subsequent isolation if needed.

• Protocols for use of hand sanitizer, cleaning of surfaces, and handwashing will remain in place.
• Water fountains will remain closed. All students will receive a personal water bottle provided by Aramark.
• Spacing on school buses and in classrooms will continue, when possible. 
• Seating charts will continue to be used to assist with contact tracing.
• Students may use their own lockers.
• All bathroom stalls will be open.
• Teachers may store student journals in a central location organized by class period.
• Parents and guardians may have lunch with students in the cafeteria by appointment.
• Prior to the tardy bell, parents and guardians may walk students into the building and/or classroom. After the tardy bell, parents and guardians must register at the front office before entering any other area of campus.
• Volunteers and vendors are welcomed by appointment. To assist with contact tracing, volunteers and vendors will be required to provide a list of individuals they met with during their visit to the campus administration.
• Campuses may host events, but social distancing and spacing between family groups are encouraged.
• Outdoor learning spaces will be used when possible.
• Campus-wide notification of a confirmed positive case will be provided via text message to all staff and families. The COVID-19 dashboard will continue to be updated and is available to view anytime at www.LubbockISD.org/COVID19.

*Refer to updated COVID-19 health protocol.

Exposure

• Complete the online reporting form.
• A representative from the Health Services Department will contact you for contact tracing.
• Exposure protocols:
  
  • Quarantine is not required for individuals who are fully vaccinated or who have been positive within the last three months.
  • Individuals who are determined to be a close contact of an individual with COVID-19 may opt to stay at home during the recommended stay-at-home period.  
  • Close contact is defined as being within three feet of an infected person for 15 minutes or more, whether wearing a face covering or not.
  • Individuals who choose to quarantine may test on day five. If the test is negative, they may return to work on day seven.
  • Employees who are not fully vaccinated and choose to return to work after close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual must be tested daily at the beginning of the work day for 10 days. Testing is available at Lubbock ISD campuses and performed by the campus nurse.
  • Employees who are quarantined may qualify for COVID-19 district-provided leave pending individual approval through Student Health Services.

Positive Test Result

• Complete the online reporting form.
• A representative from the Health Services Department will contact you for contact tracing.
  • The required quarantine period for positive cases has been reduced to 5 days. If a staff member or student tests positive, he/she may return after five days if symptom free or if symptoms are resolving.  However, wearing a mask for the next five days is highly encouraged. This change does not affect the 10 days of COVID-19 leave available for Lubbock ISD employees.
• Campus-wide notification of a confirmed positive case will be provided via text message to all staff and families.
• Employees who are quarantined may qualify for COVID-19 district-provided leave pending individual approval through Student Health Services.

Exposure

• Upon notification of an exposure, the parent or guardian needs to complete the online reporting form. 
• Filling out the form is the official notification to Student Health Services, which will result in a call to the family from a contact tracer. Please do not call Student Health Services.
• Quarantine is not required for students who are fully vaccinated (including the booster shot for those who are eligible) or who have been positive within the last three months. 
• Everyone who is a close contact should wear a well-fitting mask around others and watch for COVID-19 symptoms for 10 days from the date of their last close contact with someone with COVID-19 (the date of last close contact is considered day 0). They should also get tested at least 5 days after having close contact with someone with COVID-19 unless they had confirmed COVID-19 in the last 90 days and subsequently recovered. 
• A parent or guardian of a student who is determined to be a close contact of an individual with COVID-19 may choose to keep their child at home during the recommended stay-at-home period, but it is not required.  
• Close contact is defined as being within three feet of an infected person for 15 minutes or more, whether wearing a face covering or not.
• The recommended stay-at-home period is 5 days. If this option is chosen, exposed students with no symptoms may return after day 5 if no additional COVID-19 testing is performed.

Positive Test Result

• Upon notification of a positive, the parent or guardian needs to complete the online reporting form. 
• Filling out the form is the official notification to Student Health Services, which will result in a call to the family from a contact tracer.
• In accordance with the CDC K-12 guidelines:
• All people with COVID-19 should undergo isolation for at least 5 full days. Day 0 is the day symptoms began or the day of the positive viral test (for people with no COVID-19 symptoms).
• If they continue to have no symptoms, they can end isolation after at least 5 days.
• They should continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others at home and in public until day 10 (day 6 through day 10). If they are unable to wear a mask when around others, they should continue to isolate for 10 days.
• Avoid people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease, and nursing homes and other high-risk settings, until after at least 10 days.
• If they develop symptoms after testing positive, the 5-day isolation period should start over. Day 0 is the first day of symptoms. Follow the recommendations above for ending isolation for people who had COVID-19 and had symptoms.