COVID-19 MAPS Data Update 2020
Coronavirus Preparedness: What You Need to Know
The health and safety of our students and staff is our top priority and we want to assure our community that the Merrill Area Public School District is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 on a daily basis.
Each morning, please complete the daily home screening (above). If your student is not feeling well, please keep them home. Update all family and emergency contact information to allow easy accessibility if a student needs to be sent home due to illness.
To determine when a student should be sent home:
Health Screening Checklist
Additional COVID-19 Monitoring Process Updates
Additional Sick Student Process Update 9/29/2020
To determine when a student may return to school:
When To Return To School
Please Note: If a student or staff member is sent home (based on health screening checklist) and NOT tested, the individual must remain home for at least 10 days since the first symptoms began AND be fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications for 24 hours AND with improvement of symptoms.
If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, the following letter will be sent to the identified school and staff from Central Office. All information is confidential with no name sharing.
Letter for Positive Student/Staff
Expert Guidance
Our procedures are based on guidance from the Lincoln County Health Department, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. This site will be updated as new information is available.
Communicable Diseases Precautions
We are taking additional precautions to limit the spread of illness.
- School buses are being disinfected each day
- Cafeterias are disinfected after each meal
- School custodians have been instructed to wipe down commonly touched surfaces with disinfectant multiple times throughout the day
- Sanitary wipes have been made available for use on iPads
- Additional supplies of tissues, hand sanitizer, paper towels and soap have been made available
Good Hygiene Practices
Please remind your students that by practicing good hygiene, they can help prevent the spread of illness by following the guidance below:
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with a sleeve or tissue
- Dispose of used tissues immediately and wash your hands
- Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds especially before eating and after going to the bathroom, blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing
- When soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Avoid close contact or shaking hands with people who are sick
- Wear a face covering if able to do so
- Remain at home when you are ill
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