Coronavirus Updates

St. Laurence Catholic School continues to monitor the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our region. This page will contain all communications from the school regarding the situation.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME FOR THE FOLLOWING CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS:

● Cough, congestion or runny nose        ● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
● Chills                                                                ● Muscle pain or fatigue
● Diarrhea                                                         ● Sore throat
● Headache                                                      ● Nausea or vomiting
● Loss of taste or smell                     
● Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit

EMAIL  covid19@stlaurence.org  WHEN YOUR CHILD IS KEPT HOME BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.  Please include the following in your email:

• Name of Student
• Homeroom Teacher
• Grade Level

• Has your child tested positive for Covid-19 or is he/she experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms?
• Date symptoms first began?

OR

• Did he/she have close contact with someone testing positive for Covid-19? 
  “Close Contact” is defined as: Being within 6 feet of an infected individual for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. Exception: In the K-12 indoor classroom setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were 3 ft. or more from an infected student(s), if both infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore masks the entire time. This exception does not apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor classroom setting.  An infected person can spread COVID starting from 2 days before they have any symptoms.  If an infected person is asymptomatic , COVID can spread 2 days before the positive specimen collection date. 
• Date of contact?

Any additional comments

As always, we ask you to pray for our community, nation, and the world during any time of crisis, and please know that the safety of our students and families is our top priority.

We are doing everything we can to keep our students healthy and we ask that you do your part outside of school. This is truly a time where we need to model the trinity of the parent, child, and educator as our safety is impacted by all of us working as a team.