Good morning PCS families,
Spring Break is several weeks away, but I wanted to send out a reminder about the travel restrictions that are still in place. Last week, the governor loosened up the travel restrictions that were in place for states that are NOT contiguous to New York. Now if a person is fully vaccinated (both shots plus two weeks), he/she does not have to quarantine for 10 days upon return to New York.
Since students have not had access to the vaccine, they will still be required to follow the quarantine rules that are in place OR test out of the quarantine when travelling to states other than contiguous ones.
If students travel out of state, they have to do one of the following:
- Quarantine for 10 days upon return and monitor for symptoms OR
- Test out of the quarantine. In order to do this, students must test in the state where they are located 3 days prior to return to New York State. Upon return to New York, students must quarantine 3 days and then test on the 4th. Both tests must be negative in order to return to school.
Most importantly, these trips are considered voluntary, so any absences from school will be considered unexcused absences. It is extremely important that we are consistent in how we deal with these absences, so please reach out to Mrs. Peck or Mrs. Kephart with any questions about how this will impact students.
Finally, please continue to stress the importance of mask wearing, distancing and washing hands to your children. We are doing very well here and are continuing to stay healthy, but we can’t get complacent with our health and safety protocols.
Thanks for your continued support and stay safe everyone!
Kory Bay
