• The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (DFWSB) does not mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students or staff; yet encourages all eligible individuals to get COVID-19 vaccinated.
• Masking/Face Coverings are Optional during the normal school day (exception: on school busses or in school-sponsored transportation vehicles)
  • The DFWSB encourages all unvaccinated students and staff to wear masks/face coverings
• When possible, keep physical distance to a minimum of three (3) feet.
• Hand Hygiene will be promoted (especially before and after meals, recess, sharing supplies, use of equipment, going to the restroom, etc.)
• A Daily Cleaning schedule for routine cleaning, high-touch surfaces, and even where sick individuals have been present, will be followed.
• Parents should monitor their children daily (use the "Daily Parent Screening Tool" above) and keep students home if symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses are present.
• Schools will send home any student they believe has COVID-19 symptoms and encourage parents to get a COVID-19 test.
• All Fully vaccinated asymptomatic students and staff do NOT need to quarantine following exposure to a positive person (but should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days).
• Close contacts who are unvaccinated MUST quarantine.
• Our school will continue to monitor the spread of Covid-19 in our area and respond accordingly as recommended through the "mitigation prevention strategies" listed in the above letters.

Transition Plan From the School Year 2020-2021 to 2021-2022
Transition Plan From the School Year 2020-2021 to 2021-2022 (Spanish)