Principal

Harrison Brehm

Address

4005 N. Sutter St., Stockton, CA 95204

Phone Number

(209)464-0801

Email Address

contactus@stlukestockton.com

Website

stlukestockton.com

School Liaison to County for COVID 19 

Harrison Brehm, Principal

Lindsey Nance, Safe Environment Coordinator

Enrollment

217

Average Class Size

24

Teaching Staff

12

Non-Teaching Staff

11

Per the CDPH guidance,  masks are optional outdoors for staff and students.

STUDENTS:

Students in all grade levels K-12 will be required to wear face coverings while indoors, while at school. (see Appendix: Face Covering Exemptions)

Further guidance:

• Masks should be at least double-layered.
• A cloth face covering or face shield may be removed for meals, snacks, or when it needs to be replaced. When a cloth face covering is temporarily removed, students will be reminded to place it in a clean, safe area, clearly marked with the student’s name and date, until it needs to be put on again.
• Participants in youth and adult sports will be required to wear face coverings when participating in the activity, even with heavy exertion as tolerated.
• Additional masks will be available to students who inadvertently fail to bring a face covering to school, but the family is to provide the masks under normal circumstances.
• Under CDPH guidelines, students who refuse to wear a face masks as required will be sent home.
• St. Luke School will provide training for the proper way to wear, maintain, and remove, as well as when to replace face coverings  

When feasible, additional mitigation strategies (or fortifying existing mitigation strategies) to optimize safety will be used.  These may include installing clear physical barriers, and opting for either outdoor or highly-ventilated indoor educational spaces, as possible.

STAFF:

All staff are required to wear masks when sharing indoor spaces with students.  

Further guidance:

• St. Luke School will recommend disposable 3-ply surgical masks, which are more effective than cloth face coverings
• Masks should be at least double-layered.
• In limited situations where a face covering cannot be used for pedagogical or developmental reasons, a face shield with a drape may be used as long as the wearer maintains physical distance from others.
• St. Luke School will provide training for the proper way to wear, maintain, and remove, as well as when to replace face coverings  

OTHER PPE:

• Workers or other persons handling or serving food must use gloves in addition to face coverings.
• Staff will be encouraged to wear gloves when handling frequently touched items/surfaces, and/or when cleaning and disinfecting surfaces to supplement frequent handwashing or use of hand sanitizer.
• Custodial staff and any other workers who clean and disinfect the school site will be equipped with proper personal protective equipment, including gloves, eye protection, respiratory protection, and other appropriate protective equipment as required by the product instructions.

Any changes in PPE requirements will be communicated to parents and staff through a weekly Newsbrief.

OVERVIEW:

Recent evidence indicates that in-person instruction can occur safely without minimum physical distancing requirements when other mitigation strategies (e.g., masking) are implemented. Physical distancing will be emphasized, particularly in environments when masks cannot be worn, e.g. indoor lunchroom.

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURES:

Minimizing contact at school between students, staff, families and the community at the beginning and end of the school day will be prioritized.

The morning drop off protocol will include the following:

• Parents/guardians will not be permitted in the building or classrooms.
• Parents will use a drive thru protocol or will use a designated parking lot to drop students off.

The afternoon pick up protocol will include the following:

• Parents/guardians will be permitted on campus, but not in the building or classrooms.
• Parents will wait outside of the classroom for the teacher or extended care supervisor to dismiss the student.

HALLWAYS:

Students will line up correctly outside of classrooms, per the staff’s instructions to minimize congestion and contact in the outdoor breezeways.

OFFICE VISITS:

Visits to the office by students will be allowed only for valid, necessary reasons. (see Appendix: When to Visit Office)

CLASSROOM SPACE:

• Teacher and other staff desks will be as far away from student and other staff desks as the environment permits.
• Student chairs will be as far away from one another as the environment permits.

OUTSIDE SPACE:

Use of non-classroom space for instruction, including regular use of outdoor space, will be utilized, as often as feasible.

OFFICES/WORKSPACES:

Workspace usage will be as follows:

• Office Capacity will be monitored for the number of persons in the office(s) at a time.
• Tables and chairs within the breakroom or Teacher Lounge/Multipurpose Rooms will be spaced  to maximize physical distance as much as possible while eating.

VISITORS/VENDORS:

Only essential visitors, as approved by the principal, will be allowed on the school campus/in the school building until it is deemed safe by county officials to allow non-essential visitors.

Visitors will be required to wear a face mask indoors and follow all other protocols as required of staff.  

COMMON AREAS:

Face coverings will be required in all indoor common areas. Efforts to mitigate infection may include

• Creating 3’ - 6’ markations throughout the campus, particularly in the hallways, office areas, gymnasium, cafeteria, extended care, lines for pick up, etc
• Establishing traffic flow maps
• Suspending or limiting use of common spaces, e.g., close or limit space.
• Serving meals outdoors, ensuring physical distancing, hand hygiene before and after eating, and assigned seating.

STUDENTS & STAFF:

Students and staff will be reminded daily to use appropriate hygiene practices:

• Wash hands often throughout the day with soap and water for at least 30 seconds, especially before and after eating; after coughing or sneezing; after classes where they handle shared items; after using the restroom, and after handling garbage, or removing gloves.  
• Use hand sanitizer with greater than 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol, if soap and water are not available; hand sanitizers that may contain methanol will be avoided.
• Children under age 9 are to only use hand sanitizer under adult supervision. [Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222].
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Cover mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing or use the inside of the elbow.
• Staff will model and practice handwashing with class to reinforce healthy habits and monitor proper handwashing.

The facilities will be staged for success:

• Frequent hand sanitizer stations will be placed throughout the campus to reduce overcrowding in the restrooms and to enable frequent hand sanitation.  
• Portable handwashing stations will be placed throughout the school site and near classrooms to minimize congregating in bathrooms to the extent practicable.
• Adequate supplies will be available in the classrooms and throughout the facilities, e.g,, tissues, sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, no-touch trash cans, face coverings,etc..
• Students will also have, within their personal box of supplies and materials and  hand sanitizer.
• Barriers will be placed in bathrooms, in the office, between desks whenever possible.

All employees, parents and students will be trained on proper handwashing, coughing and sneezing etiquette.

Signage with prevention messages will be prominent throughout the campus, e.g, proper handwashing, coughing and sneezing etiquette.

There will be set expectations for preventative behaviors,  which will be modeled by all adults, e.g., sanitizing,  disinfecting,  proper use of PPE.

St. Luke School will use visual media to promote and remind students and staff of healthy hygiene practices which may include:

• assemblies,
• weekly newsletter (e.g., Newsbrief) with a section devoted to healthy hygiene practices.  
• prominent bulletin board dedicated to preventative behaviors and managed by the student council.

“Cleaning” involves water and soap or a detergent, does not use disinfecting agents, and significantly decreases germs on surfaces and decreases infectious risks. “Disinfection” kills germs on surfaces using specific agents.

As a general practice, the school facilities will be cleaned no less than once a day, with special attention to frequently touched surfaces.

Frequently touched surfaces in the school include, but are not limited to:

• Sink handles.
• Shared tables, desks, or chairs.
• Door handles.
• Shared technology and supplies.

Outdoor playgrounds/natural play areas only need routine maintenance. Children will wash or sanitize their hands before and after using these spaces.

To ensure the cleanliness of the school facilities:

• If a case has been identified, the spaces where the case spent any significant proportion of their time (e.g., classroom, or administrator’s office if an administrator) will be disinfected, noting that frequent disinfection can pose a health risk to children and students due to the strong chemicals often used and so is not recommended in the school setting unless a case has been identified.

• To reduce the risk of asthma and other health effects related to disinfection, the school will select disinfectant products on list N with asthma-safer ingredients (hydrogen peroxide, citric acid or lactic acid) as recommended by the US EPA Design for Environment program.
• St. Luke School will :

• Avoid products that contain peroxyacetic (peracetic) acid, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) or quaternary ammonium compounds, which can cause asthmatic attacks.
• Follow label directions for appropriate dilution rates and contact times.
• Provide workers training on the chemical hazards, manufacturer’s directions, Cal/OSHA requirements for safe use, and as applicable and as required by the Healthy Schools Act. Custodial staff and any other workers who clean and disinfect the school site will be equipped with proper personal protective equipment, including gloves, eye protection, respiratory protection, and other appropriate protective equipment as required by the product instructions. All products must be kept out of the reach of children and stored in a space with restricted access.
• Establish a cleaning schedule in order to avoid both under- and over-use of cleaning products.
• Ensure safe and correct application of disinfectant and keep products away from students.
• Ensure proper ventilation during cleaning and disinfecting. Introduce fresh outdoor air as much as possible for example by opening windows where practicable. When disinfecting, air out the space before students arrive disinfection should be done when students are not present.
• Take steps to ensure that all water systems and features (for example, drinking fountains and decorative fountains) are safe to use after a prolonged facility shutdown to minimize the risk of Legionnaires’ disease and other diseases associated with water.

Each classroom will be equipped with

• Alcohol-based hand sanitizers, with greater than 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol,
• Gloves
• Bucket
• Soap
• Access to water
• Hand pump sprayer and disinfectant solution
• Disinfectant wipes
• Space Sanitizing Mister which kills 99.9% of airborne virus, bacteria & germs

St. Luke School has identified a standby custodian who can stand in anytime our custodian is unable to perform his/her regular duties. This standby custodian is trained in proper cleaning and disinfecting.

For indoor spaces, ventilation will be optimized, ensuring sufficient ventilation in all school classrooms and shared workspaces.

St. Luke School is not an enclosed facility. As such and with weather permitting, doors and classroom windows will be open as much as possible to ensure adequate ventilation. Should it not be permissible to keep doors and windows due to outdoor temperatures, air quality, or student sensitivity to allergens, rooms will be open before and after school and during recesses, as appropriate and feasible.

Additional mitigation strategies may include:

• utilizing outdoor space for instruction and activities, when feasible.
• installing portable high-efficiency air cleaners, upgrading the building’s air filters to the highest efficiency possible, and making other modifications to increase the quantity of outside air and ventilation in classrooms, offices and other spaces.
• more frequent replacement cycle for filters.

Per CDPH guidance, staff and eligible students will be encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinations are not required at this time.

Staff and students will also be encouraged  to be immunized each autumn against influenza.

Staff and parents of vaccine eligible students will be asked to verify vaccination status. Any staff or student with an unverified status will be treated as unvaccinated for quarantine and testing purposes.

Parents who wish to work in the classroom will be asked to verify vaccination status. Any parent with an unverified status will be treated as unvaccinated for quarantine and testing purposes.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS:

To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the potential risk of exposure to members of our community,  parents/guardians and capable students are to complete a screening COVID-19 symptoms survey and/or provide an update if household conditions change PRIOR to coming to campus.

Staff and students who have symptoms of infectious illness, such as influenza (flu) or COVID-19, are to stay home and be referred to their healthcare provider for testing and care. Staff and students with symptoms of COVID-19 infection are not to return for in-person instruction until they have met CDPH criteria to return to school for those with symptoms:

• At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications; and
• Other symptoms have improved; and
• Staff and students must have a negative test for SARS-CoV-2, OR a healthcare provider has provided documentation that the symptoms are typical of their underlying chronic condition (e.g., allergies or asthma) OR a healthcare provider has confirmed an alternative named diagnosis (e.g., Streptococcal pharyngitis, Coxsackie virus), OR at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset.

COVID-19 symptoms survey will include:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

• Known close contact with a person who is lab confirmed to have COVID-19

Staff and students registering a temperature above 100.4° Fahrenheit (38° Celsius) or experiencing 1 or more COVID symptoms will be sent home immediately and will be required to wait in a designated isolation room if necessary. Records of temperatures above 100.4° Fahrenheit (38° Celsius) and COVID-19 related symptoms will be kept.

Staff and parents/guardians will be provided with the list of COVID-19 symptoms, trained on how to identify and self monitor COVID-19 symptoms,  and instructed to keep their child at home if the child is feeling ill or has symptoms of COVID-19, even if symptoms are very mild. Symptomatic testing will be strongly encouraged.

EXPOSURE: 

Unvaccinated staff and students and symptomatic vaccinated staff or students who have recently had close contact with a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 are requested to stay home. See Quarantine & Isolation section below

Close contact is defined as  someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes). An infected person can spread SARS-CoV-2 starting from 2 days before they have any symptoms (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days before the positive specimen collection date), until they meet criteria for discontinuing home isolation.

Exception: In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) where

• both students were engaged in consistent and correct use of well-fitting masks; and
• other K–12 school prevention strategies (such as universal and correct mask use, physical distancing, increased ventilation) were in place in the K–12 school setting.

This exception does not apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor classroom setting.

QUARANTINE & ISOLATION:

Quarantine recommendations for vaccinated close contacts:   Vaccinated staff and students must follow the CDPH Fully Vaccinated People Guidance regarding quarantine.

Quarantine recommendations for unvaccinated students for exposures when both parties were wearing a mask, as required in K-12 indoor settings. These are adapted from the CDC K-12 guidance and CDC definition of a close contact.  

• When both parties were wearing a mask in the indoor classroom setting, unvaccinated students who are close contacts (more than 15 minutes over a 24-hour period within 0-6 feet indoors) may undergo a modified 10-day quarantine as follows. They may continue to attend school for in-person instruction if they:

• Are asymptomatic;
• Continue to appropriately mask, as required;
• Undergo at least twice weekly testing during the 10-day quarantine; and
• Continue to quarantine for all extracurricular activities at school, including sports, and activities within the community setting.

Quarantine recommendations for unvaccinated close contacts who were not wearing masks or for whom the infected individual was not wearing a mask during the indoor exposure; or unvaccinated students as described above.

• For these contacts, those who remain asymptomatic, meaning they have NOT had any symptoms, may discontinue self-quarantine under the following conditions:

• Quarantine can end after Day 10 from the date of last exposure without testing; OR
• Quarantine can end after Day 7 if a diagnostic specimen is collected after Day 5 from the date of last exposure and tests negative.
  
• To discontinue quarantine before 14 days following last known exposure, asymptomatic close contacts must:
• Continue daily self-monitoring for symptoms through Day 14 from last known exposure; AND
• Follow all recommended non-pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., wearing a mask when around others, hand washing, avoiding crowds) through Day 14 from last known exposure.

• If any symptoms develop during this 14-day period, the exposed person must immediately isolate, get tested and contact their healthcare provider with any questions regarding their care.

Isolation recommendations: Both vaccinated and unvaccinated persons are to follow the CDPH Isolation Guidance for those diagnosed with COVID-19.

See STEPS WHEN THERE IS A CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED CASE OF COVID-19 IN A SCHOOL

To determine current disease levels and control measures in our community and continue communication with local and state authorities, St. Luke School will:

• Consult with our LHO, or designated public health staff, who are best positioned to monitor and provide advice on local conditions.  
• Collaborate with other schools and school partners in our region, including the county office of education..
• Regularly review updated guidance from state agencies, including CDPH and California Department of Education.

As a mitigation strategy, the school will:

• Suspend the use of site resources that necessitate sharing or touching items, e..g.,drinking fountains.
• When feasible, limit use and sharing of objects and equipment, items such as electronic devices, clothing, toys, games, and art supplies to the extent practicable or limit use of supplies and equipment to one group of children at a time and clean between uses. Cleaning shared objects between uses (for example with microfiber cloths or baby wipes) can help to physically remove germs on surfaces.
• Ensure adequate supplies to minimize sharing of high-touch materials.
• Keep each student’s individual belongings separated and in individually labeled storage containers, cubbies or areas.
• Serve individually plated or bagged meals only.

To maintain a healthy operation, St. Luke School will

• Monitor staff absenteeism and have a roster of trained back-up staff where available.
• Monitor symptoms among students and staff on school sites to help isolate people with symptoms as soon as possible.
• Designate a staff liaison or liaisons to be responsible for responding to COVID-19 concerns. The liaison will be trained to coordinate the documentation and tracking of possible exposures, in order to notify local health officials, staff and families in a prompt and responsible manner. This will support local health department contact tracing efforts.
• Maintain communication systems that allow staff and families to self-report symptoms and receive prompt notifications of exposures, exclusions, and closures, while maintaining confidentiality, as required by FERPA and state law related to privacy of educational records.
• Support students who are at higher risk for severe illness or who cannot safely distance from household contacts at higher risk.

In the event of a positive case, the school will:

1. Notify the LHD of any newly reported case of COVID-19 in a student or staff member.
2. Report the following information within twenty-four hours from the time an individual within the local educational agency or private school is first made aware of a new case :

1. The full name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of the individual who tested positive;
2. The date the individual tested positive, the school(s) at which the individual was present on-site within the 48 hours preceding the positive test or symptom onset, and the date the individual was last on-site at any relevant school(s); and
3. The full name, address, and telephone number of the person making the report.

3. If the case is present at school at the time the school is notified, the case must go home and be excluded from school for 10 days after symptom onset or positive test result.  The Quarantine Flowchart will direct how close contacts to the positive case will be treated.
4. Send a notice, developed in collaboration with the LHD, to parents and staff to inform them that a case of COVID-19 in a student or staff member has been reported and that the school will work with the LHD to notify exposed people based on the Quarantine Flowchart.
5. Arrange for cleaning and disinfection of the classroom and primary spaces where case spent significant time.

When either a school or LHD is aware that an outbreak may be underway, the LHD will investigate, in collaboration with the school, to determine whether these cases had a common exposure at school (e.g., a common class or staff member, bus ride, or other common exposures outside of school).  During the investigation, the school will:

1. Notify parents/guardians and school staff of a cluster/outbreak investigation related to the school and encourage them to follow public health recommendations.
2. Identify absenteeism among those in affected classes or stable groups, and coordinate with the LHD to contact these absentees to screen for symptoms of COVID-19 if they were exposed to a case during the case's infectious period.
3. Coordinate with the LHD to share a line list of cases and contacts with dates present at or absent from school.
4. Arrange for cleaning and disinfection of classrooms or other areas where cases or symptomatic students or staff members spend significant time.
5. Coordinate with the LHD on notifications to the school community, including specific notifications of stable groups or classrooms regarding their exclusion status and instructions based on the Quarantine Flowchart.
6. Coordinate with the LHD on whether and when the school should be closed and reopened.
7. Notify the school community if the school is to be closed for 14 days due to widespread and/or ongoing transmission of SARS-CoV2 at the school or in the general community, and repeat recommendations for prevention and control measures
8. Arrange for cleaning and disinfection of the entire school before reopening in the case of closure.

Teachers may contact the school office prior to sending the student to the office if they are uncertain or need guidance about student care. Students should be triaged before they come to the office. If students or staff arrive at the office, those potentially feeling ill with COVID-19 symptoms should immediately be relocated to an isolation area so as not to “contaminate” general health office space.

VALID OFFICE VISIT

CLASSROOM-BASED SERVICES

• Symptoms of COVID-19

• Scheduled medications that may not be delivered by classroom staff; allow physical distancing; stagger times

• Avulsed tooth

• Scheduled Specialized Physical Health Care Procedures

• Diabetic care
• Catheterization
• GTube Feedings

• Altered levels of consciousness/concussion

• Difficulty breathing

• Head injury/complaining of neck pain- DO NOT move, keep the student calm. Call 9-1-1

• Sudden vision impairment

• Diabetic “lows” or unconscious

• SEVERE bleeding or other traumatic injury; Call 9-1-1

• Severe abdominal/groin pain

• Seizure (uncontrolled movement) do not hold down, remove objects that may cause injury

• Signs and symptoms of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), which may include rash, swollen red eyes, hands, and feet.

• Scheduled medications where educational staff may be taught to deliver medications (this means medication will need to be locked up in the respective classroom)

• Health services personnel visit classrooms and administer medication to the student (similar to hospital model).

• To the extent possible, students self-administer medication that may be self-carried by law.

• Minor Toothache / Primary Tooth comes out

• Small paper cuts, abrasions, picked scabs.  

• Wound care/ Ice pack for small bumps/bruises

• Localized bug bites.

• Minor headache or fatigue with no other symptoms.  

• Mild stomach ache or nausea.  

• Readily controlled nosebleeds, where the student can deliver self-care.

• Anxiety/stress/psychological issue- try calming techniques and/or contact school psychologist or counselor