COVID Protocols Update
Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, This week the Department of Public Health and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education updated the isolation and quarantine guidance and protocols. Full details can be found here . Isolation and quarantine guidance and protocols Guidance for Children in Child Care, K-12, OST, and Recreational Camp Settings: Quarantine for asymptomatic exposed children, regardless of where the exposure occurred, is no longer required for these settings. Children who are identified as close contacts may continue to attend programming as long as they remain asymptomatic. Those who can mask should do so until Day 10. A test on Days 2 and 5 is recommended, but not required. Children who test positive must isolate for at least 5 days. If they are asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving and they have been fever free for 24 hours, they may return to programming after Day 5, provided: If the child is able to mask, they must do so through Day 10. If...