Saint George's School COVID-19 Update

We would like to thank our parents, teachers, students, and staff for partnering through these tough times.  Some of the fears we had going into in-person learning have turned out to be non-issues.  Our youngest learners are wearing masks and keeping their social distance, when many thought it couldn’t happen.  Our teachers and staff have been able to pivot on a dime when they have been asked to change details to reduce risk.  

We appreciate our parents working with the school and being forthright with any symptoms your students might have.  While many of those symptoms would have been excused in the past to a common cold, allergies, or even a fever brought on by breaking in a new tooth, we now must mitigate those risks by staying home and communicating with the school.   Students and staff must also stay home if they were in close contact with a COVID positive patient. It is important to let the school know when your student will be absent for any reason.  You can alert your division assistants, Paige, Michelle, and Melanie by email or a phone call.  We would also ask you to copy Ryan Peplinski at ryan.peplinski@sgs.org.  It is our charge to make sure you have the best information about when to return to school based on the Spokane Regional Health District and the Department of Health guidelines.   

The Department of Health has released a new Symptom Management Flowchart to help clarify what to do if you or your students have symptoms.  The Spokane Regional Health District is in the process of updating their school forms, then we will follow suit and will post those links on the SGS website.  The symptom flowchart will be posted on the SGS COVID page as well.  (FYI – The first page is to be used when the community case rate is in the moderate-high range like now.  The second page is to be used after it drops into the low range.)  

Sincerely,

Ryan Peplinski
SGS Covid Coordinator