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 January 25, 2021. Updated: January 5, 2021

Schools (less than 500 students)	Cases Identified	Closure Required
Charlotte Lappla Elementary
Don Gill Elementary
Rock L Butler Middle School	1	No
Wellsboro Area High School

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
Substantial	School should consider altering schedule to significantly decrease number of students on site Clean area(s) where case spent time Public health staff will direct close contacts to quarantine	School should consider altering schedule to significantly decrease number of students on site Close school(s) for 3-7 days Clean area(s) where cases spent time Public health staff will direct close contacts to quarantine	School should consider altering schedule to significantly decrease number of students on site 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.