While there is always an inherent risk of contracting an illness when individuals interact with each other, the following requirements and recommendations can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses.  

Classrooms

Additional Recommendations:

• Maximize space between desks and tables (acknowledging that 6 feet of distance between desks is not feasible for most Utah classrooms)
• Move nonessential furniture and equipment out of classrooms to increase distancing
• Consider seating students facing forward if practical
• Assign seats to support contact tracing
• Consider temporary closure of computer lab if students are able to access the content outside the lab
• Establish exit and entrance procedures for the classroom 
• When bringing multiple classes together, consider using other spaces inside or outside of the building

Transitions/Common Areas

Additional Recommendations:

• Prop doors open to reduce touch
• Place signs or markings in halls showing efficient traffic patterns  
• Encourage students to use a backpack instead of frequent locker use
• Minimize and monitor congregation of students
• Consider staggered transitions to minimize interactions between multiple groups 
• Consider extended pass times

Entry and Exit Points/Parent/Guest/Volunteer Access to School

Additional Recommendations:

• Consider protocols for visitors, including sign-in and sign-out, locations being visited, calling the front office before entering, use of face coverings, etc. 
• Post signage encouraging physical distancing

Transportation

Additional Recommendations:

• Students should not be refused transportation for failure to wear a face covering (provide disposable face coverings in case a student forgets to bring their own)

Restrooms

Additional Recommendations:

• Look at minimizing the number of individuals in a restroom
• Face coverings required while in restrooms
• If students are grouped by the same hallway/floor/grade level, designate restroom for each cohort
• Consider floor markings to encourage physical distancing

Cafeterias

Additional Recommendations:

• Expanded cafeteria area with options such as inside and outside seating where possible
• Consider staggering lunch hours to reduce the number of students at one time
• Consider decreasing lunch times 

Large Group Gatherings: Assemblies/Performances/Dances, etc.

Additional Recommendations:

• Consider limiting and/or canceling nonessential assemblies, dances, etc. or reschedule as virtual gatherings
• Consider broadcasting assemblies into the classroom 
• If a large gathering is held, appropriate physical distancing and face coverings required
• Create alternate plans for whole staff gatherings/trainings as virtual meetings

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread - (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, Fine Arts, etc.)

Additional Recommendations:

• Use larger spaces if possible (auditoriums, cafeterias, stages, outdoors, etc.)
• Reduce durations spent face-to-face with other students
• Look at ways to increase airflow and ventilation 

Recess/Playgrounds/P.E. Classes

Additional Recommendations:

• Limit activities to those that do not require physical contact
• Use available spaces to increase physical distancing between students

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

Additional Recommendations:

• Follow District's Special Education guidelines

Pre-Schools/Day Cares

Additional Recommendations:

• Seating arrangements to provide for physical distancing as appropriate based on individual and instructional needs  

After-School Programs

Additional Recommendations:

• Encourage usage of large spaces in the building or outdoors when possible
• Maintain reasonable physical distancing
• No private or for-profit groups in the building (school and/or city sponsored groups only)

Athletics 

Additional Recommendations:

• Follow all current recommendations and requirements of the UHSAA for both high school and junior high school athletics (temperature monitoring, hand washing, etc.)
• Students and general public take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing
• Concessions - allowed following recommended guidelines by the health department
• Limit concession stand sales to pre-packaged beverages and food
• Cash payments discouraged
• Restrooms available with signage encouraging physical distancing

Driver Education (Guidelines established by State Driver Ed Program)

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

Additional Recommendations:

• Students and Parents may meet with their teachers in the teachers’ classrooms
• Consider scheduled appointments in person or virtual
• Students and parents take reasonable precautions to maintain physical distancing

Graduation

Additional Recommendations:

• Traditional graduation can be held with precautions encouraged, including required face coverings
   

1. All symptomatic children and employees should stay home from school, and will be sent home if exhibiting any symptoms.
2. Designate the school nurse as the contact person to be responsible for responding to COVID19 concerns.
3. Follow any other standards promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Utah Department of Health, and local health department.

Classrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed (with the additional requirements and recommendations below)

Additional Recommendations:

• Students have a modified schedule: A/B Day, shortened schedule, half day, flexible learning model, etc.
• No partner or work unless physical distancing can be maintained
• Have the same group of children stay with the same staff all day in elementary
• Students and staff are encouraged to follow strict hygiene standards, including:
  • Wash hands when:  arriving at and leaving school; after playing outside; after having close contact with others; after using shared surfaces; before and after using restroom; after blowing nose, coughing, and sneezing; and before and after eating
• Turn desks to face the same direction rather than facing each other
• No drinking fountain access-students bring their own water bottles

Transitions

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Physical distancing required
• Congregating before, during school, during lunch and after school--prohibited
• Students following strict hallway traffic patterns
• Students not to use lockers during pass time
• Possible staggered bell schedule for students to limit number of students in hallways
• No drinking fountain access-students bring their own water bottles

Entry and Exit Points/Parent, Guest and Volunteer Access to School

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Parents/guests/volunteers discouraged from entering schools

Transportation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

WSD Requirement

• Student temperature check upon boarding

Additional Recommendations:

• Limited number of students in attendance at school with limited number of students on buses
• Reasonable physical distancing maintained
• Students wash hands after riding bus and entering classroom

Restrooms

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

WSD Requirement

• Class schedules for restroom visits

Cafeteria

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Limit number of students in the building/cafeteria
• Consider Grab-and-Go Lunches

Large Group Gatherings (Assemblies, Performances, Dances)

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Assemblies and performances prohibited

Unique Courses with Higher Risk of Spread (Choir, Band, Orchestra, Drama, CTE, Fine Arts, etc.)

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Recess, Playground and P. E. Classes

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Access to ALL playground equipment, sporting goods, etc., prohibited

Special Education, Related Services, or School Counseling

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Areas of Concern

Preschool/ Day Care

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Limited number of students per classroom 
• Limited supervised usage of play areas with no students on the playground equipment 

After-School Programs

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• After-school programs may be prohibited
• If programs are in session, all students and teachers wearing face coverings or shields

Athletics

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Athletics may be suspended by the UHSAA
• If athletics are allowed, attendance will be limited to attendance recommendations by the  Weber/Morgan health department and consistent with the limitations of the venue
• Junior High School athletics follow same requirements as the UHSAA guidelines

Driver’s Education

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Virtual theory instruction only
• Single student per car on driver’s education range allowed

Back-to-School Nights/Parent Teacher Conferences

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Graduation

All Moderate and Enhanced Precautions followed

Additional Recommendations:

• Walk-through graduation allowed if physical distancing can be maintained
• Face coverings required for graduates
• Attendance limited to close family--face coverings required

Resources

•  Health Office

  • Health office procedures to include isolation area for students suspected of having COVID19 (see Care for Student in Health Office Infographic)

   Parent Guidelines

  • Information for parents regarding signs and symptoms of COVID19, and when to keep their child home (see Parent Infographic)