COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – With the school year winding down, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has issued guidelines concerning the quarantining of students in a close contact situation.
For students exposed in a classroom or bus setting and the close contacts are between three and six feet, it’s recommended by the health agency that students should monitor their health for 14 days from the date of exposure.
If they feel ill or develop symptoms concerning for COVID-19, the C.H.A. says they should isolate at home and undergo COVID-19 testing. But officials say these students do not have to quarantine and can continue to attend school.
The Health Agency recommends that these students be tested between days 4 and 6 if school resources allow to aid in identifying asymptomatic students.
Students who are close contacts identified within three feet should quarantine as per Community Health Agency quarantine protocol of 10 days.
Health Officer Rebecca Burns told the Board of Health during a work session on Thursday these guidelines should almost put an end to quarantines from classroom exposures.
These adapted mitigation measures DO NOT apply to exposures outside the classroom or bus setting.
Close contacts identified in all other settings (i.e. sports, extracurricular activities, households, etc.,) are still asked to quarantine per BHSJCHA quarantine protocols
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