Hygiene

• Frequent hand-washing and hand sanitizing will be encouraged
• Hand-washing and hand sanitizer stations will be located throughout the school
• Infrared, touchless water bottle refill stations will be located throughout the school
• Plexiglass partitions will be installed in offices
• Partitions will be installed between sinks in restrooms

Symptom Screening

• All students will receive a no-contact temperature check upon arriving at school
• Any student or staff member who exhibits symptoms will be sent home immediately
• Schools will have an area for isolating symptomatic persons
• Faculty, staff, and students agree that when reporting to school, they do not have a fever above 100.3 and do not have any symptoms of illness

Cleaning and Disinfecting

• Custodians will follow enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures throughout the day
• High touch surfaces will be cleaned and disinfected frequently throughout the school
• Disposable paper and plastic will be used at mealtime
• Plexiglass partitions will be installed in lunchroom service lines, and nutrition staff will plate all food items; no self-service options will be available
• Self-cleaning Nanoseptic wraps and covers for high touch surfaces such as door handles and counters
• HVAC ionization units that will purify a buildings’s air by reducing the pathogens and particles that circulate via air systems

Social Distancing

• Classrooms will be structured to facilitate 6 feet of social distancing and reduce the number of students and staff in any one space
• The number of adults in each building will be limited by restricting non-essential visitor and volunteer access
• Students in Pre-K — 2nd grades will be served breakfast and lunch in their classrooms
• 3rd graders will eat in cafeteria with social distancing

Transportation

• Parents are asked to transport their student to and from school in both morning and afternoon
• Students will be required to wear a mask on the bus
• Social distancing will be practiced by limiting the number of students on each bus
• Buses will be cleaned and disinfected between routes

Masks and Face Coverings

• Face masks will be provided to all staff
• All staff will wear masks while in the school buildings
• Students are strongly encouraged to bring and wear masks in the school buildings
• Students will be required to wear a mask on the bus
• Face coverings will be provided to GCPS students if needed