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Updated Covid-19 Policy 23-24

Bishop O’Dowd High School follows the guidelines and protocols for COVID-19 as recommended by the CDC. The following is in line with the most current recommendations as of May 2023:

• If you are experiencing symptoms, do NOT attend school and take a COVID test.
• If you have tested positive for COVID, you should isolate regardless of vaccination status or lack of symptoms and adhere to the following:

• Stay home for at least 5 days.
• Isolation can end after Day 5 if:

• Symptoms are not present, or are mild and improving; AND
• You are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication).

• If fever is present, isolation should continue until fever has resolved for at least 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medications, such as Tylenol/Ibuprofen).
• If other symptoms are not resolving, continue to isolate until symptoms are resolving, you test negative, or until after Day 10.

For Students:

• Contact the O’Dowd Attendance Office (via email: attendance@bishopodowd.org or phone: (510) 553-8691) with the status of the student’s COVID test results.
• Re-test after 5 days; if negative, report the test result to the Attendance Office and return to school.
• Wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings.

For Faculty/Staff:  

• If you test positive for COVID-19, please email covid@bishopodowd.org. This mailbox is monitored by our COVID-19 response team daily. You will receive a response to your email from this email address with required next steps. The privacy of your information will be maintained.
• If you are a teacher, contact the Substitute Coordinator and advise them that you will be out for a minimum of 6 days.