Due to the current high level of community transmission of COVID-19 in our county, we recommend that all students and school staff wear cloth face coverings* regardless of vaccination status. This is in alignment with guidelines from Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

If a case of COVID-19 is identified among students, teachers, or staff, Door County Public Health will begin a case investigation with the school as soon as possible. This includes a number of necessary steps including isolation of sick persons, contact tracing, quarantine of close contacts, and infection control measures to prevent additional transmission. Parents or guardians will be notified of what to do if their child has had contact with someone with COVID-19.

In order to safely maintain in-person instruction please take the following precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19:

• Get vaccinated as soon as you are able
• Stay home when sick and do not send students to school if sick
• Watch for symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever and chills, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, fatigue and body/muscle aches, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea
• Seek testing from a provider if symptoms of COVID-19 occur or you were exposed to someone with COVID-19
• Wear a mask or cloth face covering indoors in public spaces
• Frequently wash your hands and cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or sleeve.

We are asking parents/guardians to do an at home health screening of their child each morning prior to going to school. Refer to the Downloads section to the right of this text for instructions. Screening of symptoms helps to provide everyone with the safest possible environment, and we appreciate your help in making it safe.