COVID-19 Return to School
Plan
This plan is in place for COVID-19 return to physical school
time period. Content within this plan supersedes current school policy during
this time period. School staff, students and parents are expected to follow and
comply with the below policies and procedures. As Los Angeles County and
Torrance Unified School District loosen COVID-19 restrictions, we will update
the safety plan as it applies to our school’s situation.
Illness Policy addendum
Each Saturday that school is in session, upon arrival, the school
staff will conduct a screening of every person entering the school.
A screening entails:
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COVID-19 health screening form
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Parent should show email received post form
completion, with completion date <1day
of class
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Green = ok to enter campus
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Red = please stay home
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No-Touch forehead temperature screening
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If any
family member entering campus does not pass temperature screening, all members
must return home
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Visual inspection of each person for signs of
illness
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If a school
staff suspects your child may be ill, you will be asked to take your child home
School staff and student must stay home if he/she:
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has COVID-19, regardless of symptoms
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has a
temperature of 100 degrees F or higher
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has a cough
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mild or moderate difficulty breathing
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has a sore throat
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has a runny nose
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muscle ache or body ache not from exercises
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vomits, even if just once
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has diarrhea
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new lost of taste or smell
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is
lethargic and not his/her usual self
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is suspicious of being ill, based on the
staff’s observations
If a student, school staff or family member is exposed to an
individual who tested positive or is suspicious of having COVID-19, the school must
be notified immediately.
All families are expected to follow and comply with the
illness policy to keep everyone as healthy as possible. All students and staff
should stay home when feeling ill, regardless if it’s COVID related symptoms.
All parents or other adults who are experiencing any symptoms of illness,
regardless if it’s COVID related symptoms, should not enter the school.
If staff or student does not feel well, please stay home. If
a student develops illness symptoms while in school, parents will be notified,
and the student will be isolated outdoors, with adequate ventilation, away from
other students and expected parents to pick-up the student within 1 hour. A
school staff will supervise the student at all times, until he/she is picked
up. Torrance Chinese School reserve the right to call an ambulance if the student
shows signs of needing emergency attention e.g., signs of labored breathing.
If you disagree with the school’s decision to send your
child home, you must pick-up your child regardless and may return the next
Saturday school is in session, and student is no longer ill or feeling sick.
Face Coverings/Masks
School Staff: All school staff will be instructed to wear
a face mask in school at all times.
Students: All students will be instructed to wear a face
mask in school at all times.
Parents: Parents who enter the campus must wear a mask at
all times. These masks must be provided by parents. If you forget your mask, a
disposable one will be provided in the school cafeteria.
Cleaning and Disinfecting
Effort
Food and Drinks
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During COVID-19 period, food is not allowed on
campus in effort to keep the students’ facial covering on and reduce the
possibility of COVID-19 infection during school hours.
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Non-alcoholic drinks are allowed, however, only
consumable outdoors.
Classroom
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Classroom windows and doors should stay opened
during Chinese school hours when weather permits to allow for ventilation.
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Students should have their individual stationary
supplies from home containing pencils, erasers, etc. as to limit the need for
sharing.
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Whenever possible, students should sit at least one
seat apart from each other, leaving at least one empty seat between students to
limit contact.
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TK/SK to T2/S2’s room parents are responsible
for monitoring students’ facial masks are covering their mouth and nose, as
well as students are socially distant from each other during class and break
time.
Hand Hygiene
All students and school staff should engage in hand hygiene in
school including but not limited to the following times:
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Arrival to school
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After coming in contact with bodily fluid (for
example when a student sneezes, coughs, cries, etc.)
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After playing outdoors during break time
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After handling a trash can
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Staff:
Before and after treating a student for a cut or wound
Each Chinese class classroom and cafeteria will have a
supply of hand sanitizer.
While hand sanitizer is available, hand washing with soap
and water for 20 seconds whenever possible is the better alternative.
Physical Distancing
Strategies
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students should sit at least one seat apart from
each other, leaving at least one empty seat between students to limit contact
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students will be discouraged from being
physically close to or physical contacting their friends whenever possible.
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All large group events if allowed per government
ordinance, will try be hosted outside or online.
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The cafeteria will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m
on Saturdays when school is in session. Person to person meetings may take
place as long as the following precautions are taken: all participants must
wear a face mask and try to maintain social distancing of 6 feet minimum. Some
meetings may take place outdoors instead of the cafeteria.
COVID-19 Testing
Students and school staff are not required to get COVID-19 tested
prior to returning to school. It is important that we continue to conduct daily
wellness checks and follow our COVID-19 Return to School Safely Plan.
If a school staff shows signs of COVID-19, he/she will be
asked to get tested and will remain home until the results are known. If the
individual tests positive, he/she must quarantine at home for 14 days and may
not return to work without proper medical clearance.
Please see county website for latest home isolation
instruction. Updated county instruction will supersede instruction found in
this document
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/covidisolation/
Staff and Family Travel
Plans
If school staff or student, not fully vaccinated, is
returning to the County of Los Angeles from other countries or states, you must
self-quarantine for 10 days after arrival. If you or your child have completed
the 10-day quarantine without symptoms, or are fully vaccinated (two shots of
Pfizer or Moderna, one shot of Johnson and Johnson; all require two additional
weeks after the final shot for full activation)
(DPH Travel Advisory and Guidance - 4/5/2021) * , you can return to
school.
Updated county travel advisory will supersede instruction
found in this document
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/traveladvisory.htm
Q&A
What if there is a positive case of Covid-19 in the
school?
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If a student, school staff or family member tests
positive for Covid-19, the school must be notified immediately and the
individual must be quarantined at home for 14 days. All individuals who have
been in contact with this individual will be asked to quarantine for 10 days.
If your child was in contact with someone who tested positive, you will be
notified.
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If a student, school staff or family member is
exposed to an individual who tested positive or is suspicious of having
COVID-19, the school must be notified immediately to take appropriate measures.
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If a student or school staff tests positive for
Covid-19, the school will notify parents and how we will proceed as a school.
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Please see county website for latest home
isolation instruction. Updated county instruction will supersede instruction
found in this document
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/covidisolation/
What if my student or a school staff tested positive
and have been home for 14 days?
If a student or school staff has quarantined at home after
testing positive, he/she may return after 14 days with a medical clearance from
a licensed doctor.
Further, we will follow any additional guidance from the
health department on how to return the school staff or student safely.
Please see county website for latest home isolation
instruction. Updated county instruction will supersede instruction found in
this document
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/covidisolation/