COVID-19 Health Protocols for PHIS

Pahoa High and Intermediate School will be implementing a health screening process for all staff and students.  These guidelines are for the safety of our community.  Should you have questions, please contact us at 313-4300.

The key mitigation measures that should be implemented without fail are:

1. Whenever possible, be vaccinated against COVID-19
2. Wear masks while on campus
3. Wash/sanitize your hands as often as possible
4. If you are sick, stay home.

Other mitigation measures that will be in place:

1. Daily table and chair disinfection with wipe down of chairs and desks by the next school day due to pooling on the furniture and gumminess of the disinfectant as it sits for more than 24 hours. .
2. Wiping down high contact areas periodically throughout the day
3. Social distancing of three feet while wearing masks, to the greatest extent possible
   1. While in the classroom, teachers should work to have students face the same direction, whenever possible
   2. Seating charts need to be accurate and maintained
   3. Suggestion: have a cleaning protocol in place for students as they enter class
4. Six feet of distancing in the cafeteria - once seats are full, alternative eating areas will be used.
5. No whole school/whole class gatherings
6. No public events

Beginning of Day:

1. Staff and Student Screening
   1. Each role group will be provided a link to do a home screening check
   2. VPs and security will do spot checks of students to verify that they are doing the health check at home.

If someone exhibits symptoms, they should stay home; however, if they should come to school:

1. Students:
   1. If coming off the bus, the student will be escorted to the health room and isolated until a guardian can transport the student from school.
   2. Student will have to stay out following the health aide guidelines provided to each student
   3. Siblings of students sent home may also be sent home, including students at the feeder schools
2. Staff
   1. If symptoms of illness are present, the person will be asked to leave campus.  No access to campus will be provided.  

During the Day

1. Visitors to campus
   1. No unauthorized visitors to campus will be allowed.
   2. Everyone  will need to check in at the front office.  Signage will be hung up at various entry points for visitors to enter at the office for screening.
   3. All meetings will be scheduled virtually unless unable to do so.
2. Student/Staff Develop illness during the day
   1. Students
      1. Students will be sent to the health room to address illness
      2. Staff will work to insure that exposure are to other students and staff is minimized
      3. As warranted, custodial staff will come in to disinfect the student's desk and the immediate area surrounding the student.
      4. At the end of each day, custodial staff and room cleaners will disinfect high touch surfaces such as desk tops, student desks, door handles as well as wipe down the disinfected high touch surfaces by the next school day..

 

1. Staff
   1. Staff members will notify the  front office and make arrangements to leave campus.
   2. Staff members should work to minimize contact with others once they are feeling unwell.

End of Day Protocols

1. Immediately following Student release
   1. Leaving Campus
      1. Adults will be in place to monitor students to maintain social distancing.
      2. All students should leave campus in a timely fashion; no loitering after 3:00 unless in an approved program.
   2. Athletics
      1. Students participating in athletics will report to the gym or other designated area for screening (🔗see athletics protocols)
   3. All Stars Program
      1. Students participating in the After School All Stars program will gather at the Senior Pavilion to go through the screening process and moved into the cafeteria.
      2. Students will be moved to the cafeteria in order to prevent students gathering.
      3. See All Stars Protocol for more details.
2. Meetings
   1. Whole Staff
      1. Virtual meetings from classroom space when appropriate; some meetings will be held in person depending on the topic and activity.
   2. Department/Data Teams/Committees
      1. Depending on the size of the group and whether social distancing can occur, these will have both in person and virtual options available.
   3. IEPs/504
      1. All meetings will be conducted virtually unless unable to do so