21-22 YSD1 In-Person Operational Plan

Discussion of Potential Revisions

York School District One

Special Called Board Meeting

August 30, 2021

YSD1 School Board Priorities:

• Ensuring safety measures are reviewed and updated on an annual basis.

• Meeting the individual social, emotional, academic, and physical needs of our students.

• Supporting the professional growth and well-being of certified and classified staff.

• Acting as good stewards of district resources to offer a variety of opportunities for students.

• Building strong community partnerships and communicating with all stakeholders to celebrate and strengthen our success.

Strategic Change Agenda Goals

1. Create a challenging and supportive educational environment that ensures readiness for all students.

2. Create quality opportunities for ongoing learning for students and staff in order to promote innovation and flexibility.

3. Build capacity and leadership at every level of the organization.

We are committed to providing a quality instructional experience for every student in the safest manner possible.

Link to the current 2021-2022YSD1 In-Person Operational Plan

DHEC and CDC Mask Usage Guidance Now Aligned

DHEC strongly recommends mask use for all people when indoors in school settings, especially when physical distancing is not possible. Children under two years old, anyone who has trouble breathing, or anyone unable to remove the face covering without assistance should not wear a mask.

• Based on the needs of the community and the rates of community or school spread and vaccination, school districts may opt to recommend mask use in a school.

CDC: Due to the circulating and highly contagious Delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.

YSD1's Current Close Contact Identification Practice

• Close contact among students in the K-12 setting is identified as those unvaccinated students within 3 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more.

• Vaccinated students within 3 feet of an infected person may remain at school if:

• No symptoms

• Agree to wear a mask

• Agree to be tested by the school nurse between Days 3 & 5

NEW GUIDANCE - SCDHEC Covid-19 Close Contact Guidance for K – 12 Schools (As of 8.26.21)

• CDC & DHEC define a close contact as someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes).

• In the K–12 schools, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) wore masks during the exposure time. This exception does not apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor classroom setting.

YSD1 COVID Comparison - Week 1 & Week 2

August 20, 2021 August 27, 2021

Richland One is South Carolina’s ninth-largest school district, with 52 schools and centers, 22,000

students in pre-K through 12th grade and 4,200 employees. The district stretches over 480 square

miles and encompasses urban, suburban and rural communities.

Wando High SchoolEnrollment: 3, 330Positives to Date (8/26): 21

Comparison of District Numbers(as of August 26, 2021)

DistrictTotal District Enrollment

Total Student Positives

Total Students Quarantined

Mask Practice

York School District One 4,97287

(1.7%)575

(11.56%)Optional

Richland School District One 22,000 40

(0.18%)225

(1.0%)Required

Charleston County School District

49,000436

(0.89%)Not Available Required

If all were masked....

Quarantine time for students would be reduced to 10 Days

Close Contact would beidentified as only individuals within 3 feet of a positive individual.

South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act S.147

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered entity or covered individual that reasonably adheres to public health guidance applicable at the time the conduct giving rise to a coronavirus claim occurs shall be entitled to immunity from liability for any acts or omissions resulting in a coronavirus claim.

This immunity will not apply:

(1) for claims arising pursuant to SECTION 3(1)(b), if a claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the covered entity or covered individual caused the injury or damage by:

(a) grossly negligent, reckless, willful, or intentional misconduct; or

(b) a failure to make any attempt to adhere to public health guidance; or

(2) for all other claims, if the claimant proves by clear and convincing evidence that the covered entity or covered individual caused the injury or damage by:

(a) grossly negligent, reckless, willful, or intentional misconduct; or

(b) a failure to make any attempt to adhere to public health guidance.

Items for Consideration:

1. Mask Requirement on School Buses

2. Mask Requirement for Visitors

3. Mask Requirement inside School Facilities