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Schools

DCHHS Child Care and K-12 School Reopening Guidance SY 21-22 (9/9/21)
Click here for the CDC's Guidance for K-12 Schools (7/9/21)
Physicians Encourage Masking and Vaccination of Students -- Statement by Texas Medical Association (TMA), Texas Pediatric Society (TPS), & Texas Public Health Coalition (TPHC) (7/28/21)
Local Health Advisory Order on Required Use of A Face Mask In Certain Public Space (DCHHS 8/12/21)
Dallas County Executive Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of A Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Updated 8/12/21) FAQs may be found here.

Forms Needed:

Schools should report positive COVID-19 cases of students and staff to DCHHS using this case report form: COVID-19 Case Report Form for School (9/22/20)

Public Health Resource for Schools:

"Return to Play" Guidance: Texas Medical Association Guidelines (12/16/20)
Recommendations for Duration of Quarantine, (12/14/20)
DCHHS K-12 School Reopening Guidance, (9/11/20)
DCHHS COVID-19 Screening Tool for K-12 School Settings, (8/11/20)
Resources for K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs (CDC)

Universities

Forms Needed:

Universities should report positive COVID-19 cases of students and staff to DCHHS using this case report form: COVID-19 Case Report Form for School (9/22/20)

Public Health Resource for Universities

"Return to Play" Guidance: Texas Medical Association Guidelines (12/16/20)
Recommendations for Duration of Quarantine, 12/14/20
COVID-19 Case Report Form for School, 9/22/20

Guidance from the CDC

Resources for Institutes of Higher Education (CDC) for Colleges and Universities

Infographics and Helpful Resources

Stop the Spread of Germs (CDC)
Does your school's infection control plan stand up to COVID-19? (TMA)
Decision Tree Tool For School Nurses (TMA)
CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 12 years of age and older to help protect against COVID-19. Find the CDC's Pediatric HCP toolkit (& its educational resources for kids and families) here.
School Attendance, Asthma and COVID-19 (NIH: AAAAI
Streamline the process of sorting through information about COVID-19 testing and next steps with CDC’s new COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool. This interactive, mobile-friendly online tool complements CDC testing guidance and helps healthcare providers make decisions and recommendations for their patients on:
- Whether to order testing
- What kind of test to order
- How to interpret the test result
- What to do with conflicting test results
- Whether confirmatory (follow-up) testing is necessary
- How vaccination affects decisions for testing

CDC's Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Using Phased Mitigation

2/12/2021: Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Using Phased Mitigation (CDC)
For overview of strategy, click here. (CDC)
CDC's information page for schools can be found here.

US Department of Education's COVID-19 Handbooks

ED COVID-19 Handbook: Volume 1 (2020.2.12 USDE)
Released 2/12/2021, this first volume of the handbook supplements CDC's Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Mitigation. ED's handbook provides practical examples and roadmaps to provide educators and staff with the tools they need to implement CDC's recommended safe practices for in-person learning.
More information from the US Department of Education may be found here.

Communicable Diseases

Guidance for Schools and Universities

Schools

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Public Health Resource for Schools:

Universities

Forms Needed:

Public Health Resource for Universities

Guidance from the CDC

Infographics and Helpful Resources

CDC's Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Using Phased Mitigation

US Department of Education's COVID-19 Handbooks

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