Recommendations for Pre-K to 12 Schools Following Identification of a Case(s) of COVID-19

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Rolling 14-day periods beginning February 4, 2021. Updated: February 4, 2021

Schools (less than 500 students)	Cases Identified	Closure Required	Notes
Charlotte Lappla Elementary
Don Gill Elementary
Rock L Butler Middle School
Wellsboro Area High School	1

Per PDE guidance, schools are divided into groups. WASD is classified in category: less than 500 students. (Per Building)
Tioga County is labeled as substantial and WASD is operating under the following metrics:

Recommendations for Small (<500 Students) Pre-K to 12 School Buildings Following Identification of a Case(s) of COVID-19

Level of Community Transmission in the County	Number of Cases of COVID-19 Within a Rolling 14-Day Period: 1 student or 1 staff	Number of Cases of COVID-19 Within a Rolling 14-Day Period: 2-4 students/staff in same school building	Number of Cases of COVID-19 Within a Rolling 14-Day Period: 5+ students/staff in same school building
Moderate	School does not need to close Clean area(s) where case spent time Public health staff will direct close contacts to quarantine	Close school(s) for 3-7 days* Clean area(s) where cases spent time Public health staff will direct close contacts to quarantine	Close school(s) for 14 days* Clean entire school Public health staff will direct close contacts to quarantine

* If case investigations, contact tracing, and cleaning and disinfecting can be accomplished in a faster time frame, the length of closure time may be shortened. The 14 day rolling timeline resets after each closure.