GCS COVID-19 Contract Tracing Protocol
The following procedures will occur each time we are notified that a student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19:
- School Nurse will remove student if needed and contact appropriate school nurse if there are siblings in the corporation
- School Nurse will send notification email to
- Wendy Swallow
- Transportation – Don Graves – if student is a bus rider
- If bus rider, Don Graves will determine bus riding “Close Contacts” and will notify school nurse at the building(s) effected
- School Nurse will work with Administrator at building to pull seating charts and attendance data to determine “Close Contacts”
- Classroom
- Cafeteria if applicable
- Athletics/Band if at GMS/GHS
- Other contacts with GCS students
- School Nurse will make Phone calls to parents of Close Contacts and arrange pick up
- Remove students from classroom to office for pick up
- Review self-quarantine details with family and identify the date student can return
- Give hand out that answers COVID-19 questions.
- Record information on Close Contact Sheet
- Record information on ISDH Spread Sheet
- Email names of students with date of return to Don Graves (if applicable)/Teacher/Administrator
- Wendy Swallow send updates to Susan Stiffney
- All staff situations will be handled by Susan Stiffney/Marlene Penner
- Daily Update will be given through the Superintendent