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School Safety Protocols
Overview
• Defines requirements for school conduct based on the number of
cases per capita in a county where a school district is located.
• Relies on the OSDH COVID-19 Alert System, expected to be
updated weekly.
• Provides minimum requirements, but districts may impose
additional restrictions.
• Includes requirements and recommendations for instruction,
health protocols, masks, visitors and activities.
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COVID-19 Alert Levels
Level Number of Cases Per Capita
GREEN Level (<1.43 cases per 100,000)
YELLOW Level (1.43 - 14.39 cases per 100,000)
ORANGE - Level 1 (14.39 - 25 cases per 100,000)
ORANGE - Level 2 (25 - 50 cases per 100,000)
RED Level (>50 cases per 100,000)

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GREEN Level
• Instruction – Schools expected to offer in-person instruction
• Masks – Strongly recommended for students, teachers, staff
• Visitors – Recommend limiting
• Activities – Allowable, but proceed with caution

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YELLOW Level
• Instruction – Schools expected to offer in-person instruction
• Masks – Required for students grade 4-12, teachers, staff
• Required for students PreK-3 in common areas, not classes
• Exceptions for meals, naptime, recess, PE if distancing possible,
or if unsafe
• Visitors – Required to limit
• Activities – Recommend limiting gatherings, assemblies,
events
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ORANGE - Level 1
• Instruction – Schools recommended to use alternative schedules
for greater social distancing or distance learning
• Continue in-person learning for SPED, others unable to be served
• Personnel continues working on campus as assigned
• Masks – Required for students, teachers and staff
• Exceptions for meals, naptime, recess, PE if distancing possible,
or if unsafe
• Visitors – Required to limit
• Activities – Buildings may not be used for extracurricular activities
where distancing is not possible
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ORANGE - Level 2
• Instruction – Schools required to use distance learning
• Continue in-person learning for SPED, others unable to be served
• Personnel continues working on campus as assigned
• Masks – Required for students, teachers and staff
• Exceptions for meals, naptime, recess or if unsafe
• Visitors – Required to restrict visitors
• Activities – Buildings may not be used for extracurricular
activities, public gatherings

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RED Level
• Instruction – Schools required to use distance learning
• Continue in-person learning for SPED, others unable to be served
• Personnel continues working on campus as assigned
• Masks – Required for students, teachers and staff
• Exceptions for meals, naptime, recess or if unsafe
• Visitors – Required to restrict visitors
• Activities – Buildings may not be used for extracurricular
activities, public gatherings

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