2021-2022 HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN - AUGUST 20, 2021 - Christian Brothers ...

2021-2022 HEALTH &
SAFETY PLAN
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                        A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

Christian Brothers Academy is a Catholic, Lasallian, college
preparatory school serving young men and women of diverse
faiths and cultures. The administration, faculty, staff, and the
  entire CBA family provide students with a safe, nurturing
   environment that fosters spiritual, intellectual, physical,
  emotional and social growth. CBA challenges students to
 achieve excellence in all aspects of their lives, encouraging
     them to live as moral, responsible, contributing, and
                successful members of society.

 CBA MISSION STATEMENT
                      A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear CBA Community,

Throughout the past 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic challenged all of us in
significant ways. Despite these challenges, CBA, and several other schools,
have demonstrated that, through a shared commitment to well-informed health
and safety guidelines, full in-person learning and a return to extracurricular
activities is safely possible.

We enter the 2021-2022 school year with the knowledge that was gained from
more than a year of managing the virus, a summer of collecting transmission
data regarding the delta variant during the our summer camps, and the benefit
of the COVID-19 vaccine being available to our entire school population. We
studied the safety measures that were effective this past year and merged that
knowledge with the most recent recommendations from the New York State
Education Department and the Onondaga County Health Department. The result
is a plan that trimmed those protocols that proved to have little impact on the
transmission of COVID-19, while enhancing the safety measures that proved to
be the most effective. This approach yields a student experience that maximizes
learning, social experiences, and extracurricular activities while maintaining the
health and safety of our entire community.

                                             A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

The following health and safety policies will continue to be reviewed on a
regular basis as circumstances surrounding the pandemic evolve and change.
We are committed to remaining nimble and to making timely, necessary
adjustments that are in the best interest of our community.

Despite the ongoing impact of COVID-19, we are excited to welcome all of our
students back and to offer all of the student experiences that they treasure.
Thank you for your continued support during the upcoming school year and go
Brothers!

Sincerely,

Mr. Matthew Keough

President, Christian Brothers Academy

                                           A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

2021-2022 HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN OVERARCHING FOCUS
                             The American Academy of Pediatrics states that, “At this point in the
                             pandemic, given what we know about low rates of in-school transmission
                             when proper prevention measures are used, together with the availability of
              Promoting
             Vaccination     effective vaccines for those age 12 years and up, that the benefits of in-
                             person school outweigh the risks in almost all circumstances.”

            Ensuring                                At this time, all major health organizations
            Student                                 are unified in their recommendation of
                                                    these three mitigation strategies. CBA is
            Health &                                committed to focusing on these strategies
  Face       Safety        Maintaining
                           3 Feet Social
                                                    while removing other protocols that have
Coverings
                            Distancing              proven to be less effective.

                                           A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PRE-COVID CBA PRACTICES/EXPERIENCES
 All events will remain on the 2021-2022 school events calendar.
 All fall athletic teams will continue with their scheduled start date.

 Spectators may attend all outside athletic events.

 Students will resume a normal daily bell schedule (included in appendix).

 Students will not be required to complete the Daily Health Questionnaire.

 Students will not be required to complete daily temperature checks.

 The CBA building will be open from 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM.

 CBA will return to single point of entry through the main entrance.

 Students may use the before and after school time according to pre-COVID past

 practice.
 Students may use lockers according to pre-COVID past practice.

                                A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES - OVERVIEW
 All students must maintain 3 feet social distancing wherever possible.
 Faculty and staff must maintain 6 feet social distancing wherever possible.
 Disinfecting of student desks will occur at least 2 times daily: midday and at the conclusion of
 each day.
 Disinfecting of common areas and touch points will occur frequently throughout the day.
 The CBA school lunch program will resume normal activity. All food items will be
 wrapped/sealed.
 Student lunch will take place in the Dining Center and the Callahan Gym to allow for 3 feet
 social distancing.
     Grades 8,10,12 will be served and seated in the Dining Center.
     Grades 7,9,11 will be served in the Dining Center, but will be seated in the Callahan Gymnasium.
 Dining Center and Callahan Gymnasium will be disinfected at the conclusion of each lunch
 period.
 Public school districts will provide busing – face coverings are required on all buses.
 CBA will provide transportation in the form of the Oswego/Fulton bus – face coverings are
 required.

                                                  A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES – FACE COVERINGS
 CBA will adhere to the recommendations from the CDC, Onondaga County Health
 Department, NYSED, and the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding universal
 indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors, regardless of vaccination
 status.
 The face covering policy will be reviewed based upon transmission data collected

 during the first few weeks of the return to school and the transmission rate throughout
 Onondaga County.
 Face coverings are not required outdoors.

 Approved Face Coverings: Any solid color or CBA branded surgical or two-ply

 minimum cotton mask (commercial or homemade).
 Non-Approved Masks: Face coverings with any designs, logos, or branding other

 than CBA. All bandanas, handkerchiefs, fleece balaclavas (cold-weather gear that
 covers the entire face except for the eyes) and neck gaiters (tubes of performance
 fabric typically used for running outdoors) are not permitted. Masks may not have
 exhalation valves.

                                   A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES – VACCINATION STATUS
  The CDC continues to advocate for the vaccination of children ages 12 and older:
 “Vaccination is the leading public health prevention strategy to end the COVID-19
 pandemic.”
 Please visit the Onondaga County Department of Health website for further

 information about the vaccine and vaccination locations.
 We encourage parents to submit vaccination documentation for their child to our

 School Nurse, Ms. Lori Walker. Student vaccination information will be kept
 confidential. Submission of vaccination status and documentation greatly assists with
 timely contact tracing and communication.
       Please clink this link to upload a student’s vaccination card to our CBA records.
 Vaccination status currently impacts quarantine guidelines and may have
 additional future implications regarding face coverings and/or other policies.
 All school employees are required to be vaccinated or participate in weekly
 COVID-19 testing.

                                           A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

HEALTH & SAFETY
GUIDELINES:

COVID-19
POSITIVE
PROCEDURE

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HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES – QUARANTINE GUIDELINES
   CBA uses the following definition of “Close Contact” provided by the CDC:
Close Contact through Proximity and Duration of Exposure: Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected
person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour
period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes). An infected person can spread SARS-
CoV-2 starting from 2 days before they have any symptoms (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days before the positive
specimen collection date), until they meet criteria for discontinuing home isolation.

Exception: In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet
of an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) if both the infected student and the
exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

This exception does not apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor classroom setting.

Public Health Recommendations:

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19
should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated.

People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months.

                                                 A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES – COVID TESTING
 CBA will partner with the Onondaga County Health Department for regular COVID-
 19 screening. Further information will follow.
 As tests are available, CBA will partner with Onondaga County Health Department

 for symptomatic onsite rapid COVID-19 testing.

                                A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES – BEST PRACTICES
 Frequent and thorough hand washing.
 Students should stay home when sick (fever of 100.0 F or symptoms consistent with

 COVID-19) or if a member of their household is displaying symptoms of COVID-19.
       Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
          ◦   Fever or chills
          ◦   Cough
          ◦   Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
          ◦   Fatigue
          ◦   Muscle or body aches
          ◦   Headache
          ◦   New loss of taste or smell
          ◦   Sore throat
          ◦   Congestion or runny nose
          ◦   Nausea or vomiting
          ◦   Diarrhea

                                          A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

INFORMATION AND CONTACTS – QUESTIONS, CONCERNS,
                    FEEDBACK

MYCBA RESOURCE PAGE                 EMAIL                                               PHONE
        OR                REOPENING@CBASYRACUSE.ORG                                  315-446-5960

    CBA WEBSITE

             COVID-19 RESPONSE COORDINATOR: Mr. Robert Bewley

                             A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION

APPENDIX A: BELL SCHEDULE

                        A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ◊ CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY ◊ LASALLIAN EDUCATION