• Masks are optional but highly recommended.
• Head Start programs still require students to wear masks in classrooms.

• We will continue to distribute masks to anyone who wants one.

We encourage everyone to get vaccinated and will continue to provide information about vaccination opportunities. 

We will continue to regularly review our masking practices and health and safety measures.  We anticipate changes in guidance and will keep the community informed on what that means for our practices.  

We will not be doing temperature checks or screening upon arrival to school or at the bus.  However, we remind everyone that individuals should not report to school if they are sick and should follow all recommendations from public health officials.  

Parents/guardians of students who are symptomatic at school will be contacted to arrange a pick-up from school. 

Due to the short incubation period of the current variant and recent VDH and RAHD guidance, FCPS will no longer be conducting individual contact tracing for each positive COVID‐19 case and will move to contact tracing as needed.  On January 26, VDH provided Frequently Asked Questions for Revised Interim Guidance for the Prevention of COVID‐19 in Virginia K12 Schools.  (Included herein.) The guidance is specific:  Schools are no longer expected to conduct contact tracing on every individual case of COVID‐19.

For more information, see the latest update on Isolation, Notification, Contact Tracing, & Quarantines.

Individuals who test positive for COVID‐19 will be required to stay home for five days.  They may return on day 6 if symptoms improve and if there is no fever.  Individuals must wear a properly fitted mask on days 6 through 10.  Individuals who cannot consistently or correctly wear a mask will be required to stay at home for the full ten days.  Parents should refer to the VDH infographic VDH Flowchart for K‐12 and Child Care Parents:  What to do if my child is ill or exposed to COVID‐19? for guidance on isolation periods.

Individuals who are exposed to someone with confirmed or suspected COVID‐19 will be required to follow the guidelines below: 

Fully vaccinated individuals 18 years or older who have received the recommended vaccine doses and boosters will not be required to quarantine if exposed to someone with a confirmed case of COVID‐19. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately quarantine for a minimum of five days or until a negative test confirms the symptoms are not attributable to COVID‐19.

Individuals ages 5‐17 who have completed the primary series of COVID‐19 vaccines will not be required to quarantine if exposed to someone with a confirmed case of COVID‐19. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately quarantine for a minimum of five days or until a negative test confirms the symptoms are not attributable to COVID‐19. 

Individuals who have had a confirmed case of COVID‐19 within the past 90 days will not be required to quarantine if identified as a close contact. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately quarantine for a minimum of five days or until a negative test confirms the symptoms are not attributable to COVID‐ 19. 

Individuals who are unvaccinated, have not completed a primary series of vaccines, who received the single dose of J & J vaccine over 2 months ago and have not received the recommended booster, or are ages 18 or older who have completed the primary series of vaccines but have not yet received the recommended booster shot when eligible, should follow the recommendations listed in the VDH infographic VDH Flowchart for K‐12 and Child Care Parents:  What to do if my child is ill or exposed to COVID‐19? for guidance.

We will implement distancing to the extent possible.  Students should remain at least 3 feet apart where possible.  All adults will remain 6 feet away from students and unvaccinated adults will remain 6 feet away from other adults. Distance will be maximized as much as possible during meals, in common areas, and when there is increased exhalation, such as singing. 

Masking and multiple layers of mitigation helps when distancing is not possible. 

Bus capacity will return to normal.

The CDC recommends distancing to the extent possible for meals.  Students should wash hands immediately before and after meals.  Currently, we are looking at outside eating, classroom eating, staggering lunch times, and additional seating in order to spread students out more. 

Playground equipment will be cleaned regularly. Physical distancing should be followed to the extent possible. 

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