Updated CDC Quarantine Guidance for Students
The following scenarios outline close contact with an individual who tests positive for COVID-19, does not have respiratory symptoms at school, and maintains 3 feet of social distance.
Properly wearing a mask, regardless of vaccination status, will decrease quarantines for students and avoid disruptions in learning.
- Student fully vaccinated and properly wearing a face covering
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is properly wearing a face covering: No quarantine
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is NOT properly wearing a face covering: No quarantine
- Student fully vaccinated, but not wearing a face covering
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is properly wearing a face covering: No quarantine
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is NOT properly wearing a face covering: No quarantine
- Student not fully vaccinated, but properly wearing a face covering
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is properly wearing a face covering: No quarantine
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is NOT properly wearing a face covering: Quarantine required
- Student not fully vaccinated, and not wearing a face covering
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is properly wearing a face covering: Quarantine required
- Close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual who is NOT properly wearing a face covering: Quarantine required
Please note that quarantine will be required if additional cases develop at school as a result of the initial positive case. The determination of quarantine can vary based on the length of time an individual was exposed to a positive case. We are using CDC guidance and will collaborate with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health as needed to determine isolation or quarantines.
Parents and staff will be notified if they or their child are determined to be a close contact with a positive case, regardless of vaccination status. Visit our
Community Health Dashboard for updates on local health conditions in our schools and zip codes.
For teachers and staff, the CDC quarantine guidance outlines that teachers and staff maintain six feet of distance from students and other adults as much as possible at school and work.