Covid-19 Guidelines and Protocols - (Please Read)

STUDENT AND STAFF HEALTH MANAGEMENT

In keeping in line with EDB guidelines please below important steps to be taken to ensure the safety of all students. 

 

Vaccination Requirements.

Students will need to be fully vaccinated  to be eligible for the Summer Program. In line with EDB guidelines a please see below how a student can be classified as being fully vaccinated with 2 doses:

1. Received 2 doses + 14 days have passed since day of 2nd dose = classed as fully vaccinated with 2 doses
2. Received 1st dose at least 14 days before Covid infection + full recovery from Covid = classed as fully vaccinated with 2 doses  
3. Received 1st dose 30 days after full recovery from Covid infection = classed as fully vaccinated with 2 doses

Unfortunately medically exempt students are currently not permitted to take part in the program. If you have any questions regarding fully vaccinated status please contact Activities office

If your child has been vaccinated overseas  please check HERE for the Recognized Overseas Vaccine list.

If your child is under 5 years old they still need to be vaccinated; the Sinovac vaccine is available for children from 3 years onwards. 

Temperature Check and Rapid Antigen Test

EVERY MORNING before leaving for campus, a parent/guardian MUST record their child's temperature AND results of a Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) in the Student Health Booklet (SHB) supplied by the school. Your child MUST take their SHB with them to school on a daily basis during the duration of the Summer Program. Failure to present a SHB to a staff member upon arriving on campus will result in your child NOT being allowed to participate in any program on that day.

 

Classroom Environment 

• Social distancing (an “arm’s length”) in class is to be enforced during all classroom routines and activities.

• No food or snacks will be shared during this time (cupcakes, etc)

• Students must sit facing forward or the wall. 

• Staff will follow the previous Covid guidelines for hygiene: regular hand washing and sanitizing throughout the school day

 

Close Contacts

Close contacts are household members of a confirmed case. In a school setting classmates, teachers and other staff are not considered close contacts due to our social distancing protocols. Please note in the event of a positive case it is the family's responsibility to notify any schoolmates your child my have interacted with outside of school without masks and social distancing.

 

Privacy and Respect

In the event of a confirmed case on campus we ask community members to respect the privacy of affected families and refrain from sending notices on mass group chats with questions and speculation on the identity of the student or employee. Please contact the activities office if you have any questions or concerns. 

 

Please keep your child at home if:

• They have flu or cold-like symptoms, vomiting, “chickenpox” rash, hand foot mouth rash.

• They have a fever 37.5C/99.5F or higher. 

• They have COVID-19 symptoms: sore throat, headache, body aches, coughing. 

• Their RAT results are POSITIVE.

• Someone in your household is a close contact of someone who has Covid-19.
   

Please be reminded:

• If your student is unwell, please have them rest at home and seek medical attention if needed. 

• Students can return to school after 48 hours of being symptom(s) and fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication (ex: Panadol, Ibuprofen).

• Students should NOT come to school after having fever-reducing medication on the same day. 

• Parents, please follow instructions on the thermometer in order to take temperature accurately. According to the Centre for Health Protection, normal temperature should NOT be higher than 37.5C/99.5F. 

 

 

CONFIRMED CASE PROCEDURES

We want you to rest assured that in the case of confirmed case on campus we will take all the appropriate procedures to ensure the health and safety of students and staff first and foremost; and to minimise disruption to the program as much as possible. All actions will be in line with EDB and CHP guidelines.

 

What do I do if my child or anyone in my household tests positive for Covid-19?

A) 2 dose vaccinated

• All household members must follow government guidelines and self-isolate at home for 7days.
• Contact the school / program TA asap so the school can take action as needed
• Go to PowerSchool > Forms > Report Positive Covid Test
• In order to return to school after the self-isolation period your child will need to return a negative Rapid Antigen Tests for Day 6 and Day 7 of their isolation period.
• Your child and household members must remain in isolation until they test negative for two consecutive days. 

b) Unvaccinated or Partial dose vaccinated

• All household members must follow government guidelines and self-isolate at home for 14 days.
• Contact the school / program TA asap so the school can take action as needed
• Go to PowerSchool > Forms > Report Positive Covid Test
• In order to return to school after the self-isolation period your child will need to return a negative Rapid Antigen Tests for Day 14 of their isolation period.
• Your child and household members must remain in isolation until they test negative for two consecutive days

What is the school's response to a positive case of Covid-19?

• The affected student or household member is not allowed on campus until their isolation period is complete.
• Classmates and all school interactions are not considered Close Contacts, as per government guidelines so we will not notify families of confirmed cases.
• Full disinfection of classrooms will be conducted daily. 
• In accordance with government requirements, HKIS will report Covid-19 cases to the CHP daily. If 5% or more of our school's population or 10% or more of students report positive cases in one school day, the CHP will investigate and consider follow-up actions. 

 

Close Contacts

Close contacts are household members of a confirmed case. In a school setting classmates, teachers and other staff are not considered close contacts due to our social distancing protocols. Please note in the event of a positive case it is the family's responsibility to notify any schoolmates your child my have interacted with outside of school without masks and social distancing.

 

Privacy and Respect

In the event of a confirmed case on campus we ask community members to respect the privacy of affected families and refrain from sending notices on mass group chats with questions and speculation on the identity of the student or employee. Please contact the activities office if you have any questions or concerns. 

 

 

REFUND POLICY DUE TO PROGRAM SUSPENSION

We are still waiting for some final details from the EDB regarding protocols and duration of suspension if there is positive case during the summer program. We will update this page once we have full details.

 

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