Bishop Ryan Catholic School

Reasonable Restart Health and Safety Plan

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Bishop Ryan Catholic School Reasonable Restart

Health and Safety Plan July 27, 2020

-Table of Contents-

Introductory Message from Fr. Jadyn Nelson 3

Assurances 4

Bishop Ryan Catholic School COVID-19 Response Team 4

Premises of the Document 5

COVID-19 Response Plan Administration 8

Positive or Close Contact with COVID-19 8

Communication and Training 8

Hygiene and Cleaning 9

Virus Mitigation Strategies 9

Risk-Based Distinction and Instructional Methods 10

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 11

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Dear Bishop Ryan Catholic School Parents and Students,

Ever since our schools were closed in March of 2020, our eyes have been watching for a way to safely re-enter our buildings and resume in the fullest way possible living our mission to serve God and His children by laying the foundation for lasting happiness through education in virtue. We know that the lockdowns placed tremendous strain on students, families, employers, and the entire community. At that time, great fear was upon us because of the unknown of COVID-19 and our love for self, our neighbors, and our country, which we didn’t want to see harmed. Thankfully, what was unknown is becoming more known, and confidence is returning so that many people can carry on with their lives in a way that protects the vulnerable in a reasonable and measured way. By God’s gracious providence, the day we have been hoping for since March will be a reality on August 27th when we welcome most of our students back into the school and make provisions to serve from a distance those who cannot rejoin us because of their health.

The administration and faculty of Bishop Ryan Catholic School love our students and families. We sympathize with their earnest desire for daily life to return to a level of normalcy that allows them to flourish as students and families. We also are attentive to the tremendous amount of fear that has settled down upon our society as a result of often confusing streams of information. We are so thankful that Governor Burgum has led the way with a reassuring tone that facts, not fear are to guide our way forward through this pandemic. It is with this same prudent posture to follow the facts and not succumb to fear that has led the Bishop Ryan Catholic School Board of Directors in approving this Health and Safety Plan.

I want to assure our community that this plan was created only after studying the various guidance documents put forward by the CDC, the North Dakota Department of Health, and First District Health Unit. After studying this information, I spearheaded the collaborative effort to take counsel from our important stakeholders, including BRCS employees, local health officials, medical doctors, diocesan administrators and parents. The goal was to create a plan that was safe, based on solid medical advice, met the needs of our BRCS community, and respected the laws of the State of North Dakota. This is just what this plan does.

As with any plan designed in response to changing circumstances, this plan, too, will continue to be updated if circumstances require it. We cannot see the future, but we can use experience, foresight, the available data, and common sense to chart a way forward. For Bishop Ryan Catholic School, this means welcoming students back to school according to the details of this plan. Deo Gratias! Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Jadyn Nelson M.Ed School President

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▶ Assurances

Bishop Ryan Catholic School will provide learning to all students, regardless of the levels of risk for COVID-19.

Bishop Ryan Catholic School will play an important role in providing a safe environment for our students to learn and our staff to teach.

Our Health and Safety Plan is an outline on how families, students, staff, administration, state officials, local health officials and the community can work together to address and work through the daily and weekly challenges that we will face and overcome.

Bishop Ryan Catholic School will consult with local health officials, stay abreast of COVID-19 developments, and make decisions based upon evidence and reason.

Bishop Ryan Catholic School administration in partnership with our COVID-19 Response Team and Board of Directors will re-evaluate the plan as necessary, adapt, and ultimately ensure that the needs of our students, staff and families are met.

▶ COVID-19 Response Team

The Bishop Ryan Catholic School COVID-19 Response Team is comprised of individuals who have worked to develop and will continue to monitor the response of BRCS to COVID-19-related issues.

President Fr. Jadyn Nelson, M.Ed Secondary Principal Mr. Chase Lee, M.Ed Elementary Principal Mrs. Tanya Steckler, M.Ed Communications Mrs. Jaimie Brunner Facilities Mr. Gary Loper Technology Mr. Bobby Madry Food Services Director Mrs. Jennifer Jundt

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▶ Premises of the Document

Premise 1: Facts not Fear

Bishop Ryan Catholic School (BRCS) supports Governor Burgum’s mantra to approach the COVID-19 pandemic based upon facts and not fear. The integral good of the students and families of Bishop Ryan Catholic School is what we are trying to accomplish. The integral good of students and families means respecting human nature, which requires spiritual, moral, and intellectual goods in addition to bodily goods. Made in the image of God and destined for eternal life, the religious and moral aspects of life are even more important than our bodily health. In situations such as this, we are called to grow in the virtue of courage, which allows us to live fully human lives despite our vulnerability to bodily injury and illness.

With the COVID-19 pandemic we are faced with a situation in which life has been turned upside down for five months. Because the pandemic is a public health issue, it requires us to take seriously the consequences of our decisions for the common good. We need to take reasonable measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. Unfortunately and for many different reasons, seeing the facts of this situation clearly is not easy. People of goodwill and expertise can come to different conclusions about what the best course of action is for any particular situation. Determining the right course of action involves science, but even more so, moral philosophy and theology can determine how to act based upon the information science gives us. Science cannot tell you what is right or wrong, prudent or imprudent. For this reason, it is incumbent upon us all to seek to understand others’ viewpoints and assume their goodwill.

The following factors serve as a rationale for guiding the creation of this Health and Safety Plan:

Intellectual Factors BRCS rapidly adapted to the cessation of in-person instruction and the adoption of distance learning in March of 2020. The feedback received from parents, students, and members of the wider Minot community leads us to believe that, with consideration of the circumstances, we did an excellent job with distance learning. That good news, however, is contextualized by the fact that while we did a great job in our virtual classrooms, it was still greatly inferior to the education students receive through normal classroom instruction. In general, much higher levels of learning happen as a result of in-class instruction. College and life readiness are hindered, in general, as a result of distance learning, and this reality compounds over time. Therefore, it is of paramount importance for the intellectual formation of our students that they learn through in-person classroom instruction, if at all possible.

Social Factors According to sound Catholic anthropology, our bodies are essential to the proper fulfillment of human life. We are made for relationships, and bodily presence and proximity is important for sustenance of vitally important personal relationships. As embodied persons, our environment has great power to influence us for good or ill. It is natural for human beings to interact socially and to be together. Personal social interactions greatly influence our emotional and psychological health and maturation, which generally happen best for children within the context of a safe learning community and family.

Moral Factors Human beings are by nature moral beings. We are called to exercise our freedom to do good and avoid evil. For students, moral formation is a long and exacting process that requires sound moral education. If one is isolated at home, that moral formation is not happening as it should. There are grave risks to the souls of our students that result from extended absence from the sacred liturgy, the sacraments, and moral formation from trusted teachers and mentors. Furthermore,

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staying home alone during the day as a child or adolescent invites the formation of bad habits (vices). It is sinful to knowingly and willingly deprive people of the important human good of social interaction without proportionately serious reasons.

Physical/Health Factors Involuntary isolation for an extended time as a result of COVID-related physical distancing practices are contributing to rising occurrences of depression and anxiety, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, and suicide. On the other hand, the COVID-19 virus has its own list of directly caused adverse health effects. Thankfully, we know much more now about the pathology and mortality associated with COVID-19.

Here are some important facts about COVID-19 to date in the State of North Dakota: i. The mortality rate of people that have produced a positive test is

1.4%. Of those who have died from COVID, the age associated with the vast majority of cases is over 80 years old. NDDOH reports only 10 people under 60 as having died in COVID-related cases, which may include people who died with COVID and not from COVID. Of those who die from COVID that vast majority have underlying health conditions.

ii. Hospitalizations in North Dakota have not overwhelmed the healthcare system, which was the stated primary purpose of social distancing when it was introduced. As of July 29, 2020, there were only 39 people hospitalized. The hospitalization rates of identified positive cases under 20 years old is 0.3%.

iii. More information on the statistical accounting of COVID-19 in North Dakota may be found at the Department of Health website: https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus.

In sum, there are people who are seriously negatively affected by contracting the COVID-19 virus. Those people are people with underlying health conditions identified by the CDC. Healthy people without underlying health conditions are less seriously affected by the virus. Children are less likely to die from the virus and are less likely to transmit the virus, when compared to adults.

Economic Factors In-person instruction allows families with two working parents or single-parent families to earn a living and provide for their basic needs, without which they are seriously adversely affected. It is widely known that financial hardship is a prominent contributing factor to negative behavioral and health outcomes for people. Furthermore, the mission and sustainability of Bishop Ryan Catholic School depends upon our ability to provide religious, moral, and intellectual formation within the traditional educational setting. Extended distance learning is an economic threat to the financial stability of the school.

Legal/Regulatory Factors BRCS has created this Health and Safety Plan within a nexus of laws and regulations. The following are legal and regulatory factors taken into consideration in the creation of the plan:

o Bishop Ryan Catholic School is not bound by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction K-12 Smart Restart document.

o Only the BRCS School Board has approval power over our Health and Safety Plan.

o First District Health Unit is the local health entity with power to close our school for public health reasons.

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o BRCS must provide a safe working environment for its employees, which may require reasonable accommodations made for employees that qualify for such accommodations under ADA.

o BRCS is also bound by OSHA regulations.

Premise 2: Measures Will Be Taken to Protect Higher-Risk Members of the BRCS Population

Based upon North Dakota Department of Health data on COVID-19-caused mortalities and hospitalizations, it is clear that there is a small segment of the general population that is at higher risk for adverse health effects from COVID-19. Therefore, we will take reasonable precautions to put a buffer between such individuals and the general population of less-affected or unaffected people. The details of these measures are listed below. Premise 3: Measures Will Balance Mitigation and Normal Educational Interactions

Healthy people will be treated as healthy people and allowed normal human interaction as much as possible. Physical distancing will be used in situations where feasible, especially to avoid people becoming “close contacts”. Additional protective measures may be taken by those who are more likely to have a serious health complication due to the virus. The details of these means are listed below. Premise 4: Distance Learning for The Entire School Population is the Last Resort.

Due to the overwhelming benefits of maintaining students and teachers in classrooms as normal, BRCS will not shift to virtual classrooms unless it has no other reasonable option to continue the instruction of students. Our updated Distance Learning Plan is available on our website. Under normal operations, students and teachers who are required to quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19 or who have underlying health conditions will be able to continue learning and teaching virtually in real-time through video accessibility to classes. Premise 5: Best Intentions

We live in a world of imperfect control and imperfect outcomes. Despite our best efforts to provide a safe learning environment for students through adopting reasonable measures, we understand that there is still some risk associated with COVID-19. Viral infections of various kinds happen all the time and are not limited to school environments. In order for our school year to go well and our plan to have good outcomes, we require cooperation from families, students, and the providence of God to guide us on our way.

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▶ COVID-19 Response Plan Administration

COVID-19 Coordinator: Fr. Jadyn Nelson, School President, is the coordinator responsible for overseeing the preparedness and response of BRCS for COVID-19. He is the contact person for reporting cases to the school by both NDDOH and private individuals. He is also the person responsible for notification of necessary parties of COVID-19-related information. Fr. Nelson can be reached at (701) 818-2670 or president@brhs.com.

COVID-19 Identification and Monitoring: BRCS requires parents of students to monitor their children for COVID-19 and to agree to check their child(ren) for symptoms according to our Daily Health Checklist before sending their child(ren) to school each day. BRCS requires its employees to self-monitor for COVID-19 and other illnesses daily, as well.

Higher-Risk Persons: Those persons who are at a higher risk for suffering life-threatening symptoms as a result of COVID-19 are to self-report their status as “higher risk” with any related medical documentation to BRCS in order to alert the school to the need for reasonable and practical accommodations, which may include virtual attendance of school. All students and employees are to fill out and return the Covid-19 Risk Information Form prior to the start of school.

▶ Positive or Close Contact with COVID-19

Bishop Ryan Catholic School will comply with Executive Order 2020-21.2, which states that all individuals who test positive for COVID-19 are ordered to self-isolate in their place of residence. All family and household members residing with the infected individual and identified by the North Dakota Department of Health as a contact of an infected individual are ordered to self-quarantine in the place of residence. Bishop Ryan Catholic School students and employees that are identified as a close contact, but who do not live with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 may be asked to quarantine. In the event that the school is notified of a positive COVID-19 case:

The COVID-19 Coordinator will inform the Response Team Members The Response Team Members will assess the situation and assist with contact

tracing to mitigate spread in collaboration with First District Health Unit The COVID-19 Coordinator will communicate the possible exposure to staff,

students, and parents via email while maintaining confidentiality as required by FERPA, HIPAA, and ADA.

▶ Communication and Training

Faculty, staff, parents and students will be trained on the implementation of our Health and Safety Plan on or before the start of school, August 27, 2020. Trainings will be recorded and made available on our website. Specific trainings on cleaning and hygienic expectations will also be given to students and employees as needed.

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▶ Hygiene and Cleaning

Increased measures of cleaning and personal hygiene will be rigorously practiced. These practices include:

Frequent disinfection of touchpoints and surfaces throughout the school; Electrostatic sanitation of traffic areas with “fogging” machines on a daily basis; Personal requirement to use hand sanitizer or wash one’s hands prior to eating and

touching shared objects; Multi-person bathrooms and classrooms will keep doors propped open so as to

eliminate touchpoints; Hand sanitizer will be readily available throughout the building for visitor use; Lunchroom etiquette will change so as to reduce the possibility of cross-

contamination between individuals during serving or while eating through the introduction of single-use products, personal-use items, or other practices.

▶ Viral Spread Mitigation Strategies

In accord with the premises of BRCS’s approach to protecting vulnerable members of our population and to mitigating the spread of the virus, BRCS’s approach to physical distancing will focus on putting measures in place by which people with underlying health conditions are distanced from the general population according to their needs. Some mitigation strategies will employ higher physical distancing guidelines when the state’s Smart Restart level is raised to yellow or higher. All people in our general school population are required to abide by the following strategies:

Physical distancing of seats in classrooms will be preferred in classrooms and shared spaces in which people are likely to congregate for more than 15 minutes. In the case that such physical distancing is not possible, plexiglass barriers will be provided to eliminate close contact.

Teachers and employees will be asked to take precautions and not be in close contact with students unless necessary for the proper fulfillment of their duties. Faculty with underlying health conditions are required to take personal care and responsibility to maintain appropriate physical distancing.

Accommodations will be made for students to have breakfast in their classrooms. Elementary music classes will strive for physical distancing where possible, including

the use of barriers. Secondary band and choir classes will maximize distancing and use instrument filters

and plexiglass barriers where feasible. Lunch will utilize seating the main gymnasium. (In yellow or higher.) Elementary students will observe social distancing during Morning Gathering. (In yellow

or higher.) Physical Education classes and recess will limit opportunities for students to be

considered a “close contact”. (In yellow or higher.) Liturgy and School Assemblies will utilize the bigger main gymnasium for the

increased opportunity for physical distance, and students may be seated by family or by team. Daily Masses may be celebrated at our local parishes. (In yellow or higher.)

Extracurricular activities will operate according to the guidelines of NDHSAA as required for competition. This may require more restrictive measures for student-athletes than are laid out in this plan based upon the guidelines of NDHSAA or opponent schools.

Masks may be worn by students, faculty, and staff at their own discretion. Apart from fit-tested N-95 masks, masks generally function to lessen, but not stop, the extent to which saliva droplets spread around a person. BRCS will not require masks to be worn

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by students, faculty, or staff. BRCS will not provide masks for all students, but will maintain a supply of masks in the case that a student, teacher, or visitor temporarily needs one.

1. If an employee with an underlying health condition, judged by that person’s healthcare provider to be at significant risk for serious adverse health effects resulting from contracting COVID-19, is normally in close contact with others because of essential duties of that person’s job description, then people may be asked to wear a mask while in that employee’s workspace or in close contact with said employee, or to adopt social distancing techniques to provide protection to that person. That employee is also required to wear appropriate PPE. 2. Particular circumstances may also require additional guidelines in the future.

▶ Risk-Based Distinctions and Instructional Methods

Both the North Dakota Smart Restart Guidance and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction K-12 Smart Restart Guidance use a color-coded system to identify the levels of COVID-19 risk and their corresponding mitigation strategies. These levels/colors are evaluated by the NDDoH and the Bishop Ryan Catholic School COVID-19 Response Team. The Department of Health also takes into account county-specific statistics regarding rate of positive cases, hospitalization and mortality to determine when, and if, there is movement to another phase. These phase changes may require changes in BRCS practices.

Bishop Ryan Catholic School will offer the best instruction to students that is reasonably possible while keeping the individual student safe. Some students with increased risk for severe illness will be required to adopt synchronous virtual attendance of class until they are safe to return to the general student population.

Governor Burgum’s Smart Restart Guideline Levels for North Dakota Changes in the distinction of where the state falls in the following phases

may affect the operations at Bishop Ryan Catholic School.

Red/Critical Risk – The highest level of disease burden and significant uncontrolled community transmission leading to increased deaths and an overwhelming of healthcare systems. Full distance learning is likely in this phase.

Orange/High Risk – Widespread community spread, with only essential travel and essential workforce reporting. Full distance learning is possible in this phase.

Yellow/Moderate Risk – Heightened level of exposure; transmission is controlled. In-person classes will be the norm in this phase for all healthy students not excluded by illness or quarantine order.

Green/Low Risk – Minimal exposure or transmission. In-person classes will be the norm in this phase for all healthy students not excluded by illness or quarantine order.

Blue/Normal – Standard precautions and normal activity. In-person classes will be the norm in this phase for all healthy students not excluded by illness or quarantine order.

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▶ Reasonable Restart Frequently Asked Questions

FOCUS: BRCS Community Healthi

1. What will the policy be for COVID-19 exposure at home from other family members, at school, or from sports or other extracurricular activities?

In the situation in which a student or employee tests positive for COVID-19, NDDOH will conduct contact tracing. People who test positive for COVID-19 and those who live in the same household with people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are required by Executive Order to quarantine.

Other people considered “close contacts” are not required by law to quarantine. Bishop Ryan Catholic School will require nothing more than the law requires in this respect. We will, however, require symptomatic people to stay home while they are symptomatic.

2. If a student’s family members need to quarantine due to exposure, will that student also not be allowed back to school until the quarantine is over?

Please refer to Question 1.

3. What if quarantined students have brothers and sisters in other schools? Do they need to quarantine those schools/classes as well?

Family members of quarantined students must also quarantine, per Executive Order 2020-21.2.

4. As a parent, what are the exact steps I take if my student tests COVID-positive?

If a student tests positive for COVID-19, the parent must contact the BRCS COVID-19 Coordinator, keep your child home from school according to quarantine measures, and cooperate with FDHU and the BRCS COVID-19 Coordinator for contact tracing purposes. BRCS personnel will contact you about the next steps for your student to continue classwork via distance learning.

5. As a parent, what are the steps I take if someone in my household who is not a

student tests COVID-positive?

Upon learning about a positive test in your household, you are to contact the COVID-19 Coordinator and keep all children home from school.

6. When can my student return to school after a COVID-positive test?

FDHU or NDDOH will communicate the date upon which quarantine is completed. It is typically ten (10) days from the onset of symptoms and 24 hours with no fever and improvement of symptoms, whichever is longer.

7. What happens if a student starts exhibiting more than one of the symptoms

listed on the Daily Health Checklist while at school?

Parents will be notified and the student will need to be picked up from school and kept home until he or she is not symptomatic for more than 24 hours.

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8. Will masks be required of students and/or teachers and staff?

Masks will not be required of students and/or teachers and staff apart from specifically outlined circumstances.

9. Are temperatures going to be recorded upon entering the building each day? Who will take them and will they have PPD? What will the policy be for students with a fever?

We will be following First District Health guidance on this topic. Parents will be asked to complete a symptom checklist before bringing their child to school each day. Symptom checklists will be provided to parents.

10. Who will provide masks, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, etc?

Bishop Ryan Catholic School will make hand sanitizer available for students to use, along with all disinfecting products, etc., used in environmental cleaning. Students who choose to wear a mask ought to provide their own. (A limited number of masks will be available for extraordinary circumstances.)

11. Will students be prompted to wash their hands often?

Yes.

12. What kind of changes will take place over time if there is a positive case or outbreak in the school?

If a single or even multiple positive cases occur in the school population, those people who have tested positive are required to quarantine. If there is an “outbreak” in the school, BRCS will assess the situation and determine the proper level of increased measures in consultation with local health officials and our COVID-19 Response Team. Any changes that occur will be determined by the severity of the outbreak.

13. How will the school support the mental health of students and combat any

social stigma of students that have been sick?

COVID-19 is a virus. People get viral infections frequently. There should be no social stigma.

14. How can parents support the safety measures that will be in place?

The most important thing parents can do to support the safety measures in place is to follow the plan and communicate with the school.

FOCUS: Student Learningi

15. Will the option of online learning be available if a student has COVID-19 symptoms, has been exposed, or if the family doesn’t feel comfortable with in-person learning?

The primary operational mode for Bishop Ryan Catholic School this year will be in-person classroom instruction. If a student tests positive and is required to quarantine or has a doctor’s letter stating that underlying health conditions place the student at serious risk for adverse health effects from COVID-19, the student may virtually attend and participate in classes. This situation would not be recorded as an absence. If a student is unable to actively listen and engage with class in real-time due to illness, the student will receive homework as normal and be marked absent excused.

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16. For parents who are not comfortable with their student participating in-person, what are the options? Does it need to be a medical reason?

If you are not comfortable with your students attending in-person, you may choose asynchronous virtual learning. We would hope that the decision is based on a medical reason, but ultimately during the COVID pandemic, it is the parents’ choice.

17. What if my child is ill? How do they take part in class? Is it excused? How do I know when they can return to class?

Students who participate in class synchronously through TEAMS will be counted as present, tardy, or absent, just like if they were in the classroom physically. If synchronous virtual learning is not taking place, students will be counted absent. Students may return to school 24 hours after being symptom-free, unless they tested positive for COVID-19 or live with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, in which case they must follow quarantine guidelines.

18. In order to help ensure social distancing, will a mixture of classroom and remote learning (hybrid learning) need to take place? Will hybrid schedules be an option?

No. BRCS will take the approach of using the least restrictive means for healthy individuals while providing accommodations for sick or higher-risk students. Hybrid schedules will not be an option.

19. Is there a threshold where we move to 100% distance learning?

In order to switch entirely to distance learning, a major disruption to the school population must happen due to an outbreak of positive COVID-19 tests. The decision to move to virtual classrooms may happen because of a few reasons: a) The Governor may mandate school closure based upon the state or county risk level moving to the ND Smart Restart Red/Orange levels of risk. b) The BRCS Covid-19 Response team in collaboration with local health officials may determine to move entirely to virtual classrooms if it is determined that the amount of spread within the BRCS community makes in-person instruction unfeasible. This is the last resort.

20. What provisions have been or will be made for students that have struggled with online learning to help them catch up?

Teachers will be pre-assessing students at the beginning of the year in order to evaluate their course readiness.

FOCUS: Specials & Extracurricularsi

21. Will there be band and choir?

Yes. Band and choir will both continue to happen with extra social distancing precautions in place.

22. Will BRCS students still be able to take MHS and college courses outside of the building?

Yes.

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23. If a family chooses the option of virtual learning, can the student(s) still participate in extracurricular activities?

No.

FOCUS: Staff & Facultyi

24. What happens when a teacher gets sick? Will students be quarantined?

If a teacher tests positive for COVID-19 but is not adversely affected such that he/she is still able to teach, the teacher will teach virtually from home and an aide will be brought into the classroom to facilitate instruction and discipline; sick leave is not required to be taken. Communication will be sent to parents informing them that the teacher has been placed in quarantine due to COVID-19.

If the teacher is unable to teach, he/she will need a substitute teacher and class continues as normal; sick leave is required.

25. Will there be transparency? Will parents be notified when a student or staff member tests positive?

Communication will be shared with parents to the extent that we are able according to HIPAA and FERPA regulations.

26. In the case of teachers who travel between schools, will all affected classes/schools be quarantined if the teacher gets sick?

This depends on each school’s local policy and DOH officials.

27. How will sick leave be handled for teachers who face repeated or lengthy quarantines?

So long as the teacher is able to continue working from home, he/she will not be required to use sick leave.

28. What can be done to increase the substitute teacher pool to accommodate increased need due to teachers experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, teachers being exposed, or teachers having COVID-19 exposed or positive family members?

Since distance learning is being allowed by NDDPI and Governor Burgum, we will be able to use classroom aides in the case of a “flipped teacher”. In this case, the teacher provides instruction virtually to his or her classroom of students in real-time with the assistance of a volunteer or paid classroom aides.

29. Will substitute teachers be able to travel to different schools?

Yes.

30. Will the janitorial staff be increased to accommodate for increased cleaning?

We are not planning to increase janitorial staff to accommodate increased cleaning. Rather, we will be counting on students and employees to do their part in keeping their own spaces cleaned with provided supplies. As we evaluate the situation, we may need to make changes to this approach.

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FOCUS: Other Concernsi

31. What about the use of drinking fountains? Can they be used to fill students’ drinking containers?

Drinking fountains will only be used to fill personal bottles.

32. Will students only be allowed to use the hallways at certain times and in certain groups to maintain social distancing?

We will not be using staggered schedules. Physical distancing will be used where feasible.

33. Will students, teachers and staff be allowed to assemble in school-wide assemblies, or will they be kept socially distanced apart in classrooms with as minimal contact with others as possible?

Students will be allowed to take part in school assemblies with observation of social distancing.

34. Will there be visitor restrictions at school?

Visitors will be restricted during the school day to the administrative offices, unless a person has a specific appointment to keep within the building. All visitors are required to check in at the main office, where they will be made aware of any hygienic requirements pertinent to their visit.

35. Will parents still be allowed to attend Masses?

Parents may be allowed to attend Masses depending on space availability.

36. In the case of visitor restrictions, will parents, students and fans be allowed to view extracurricular activities including sporting events, concerts, etc., taking place in the school?

Yes and No. BRCS abides by NDHSAA and ND Smart Restart guidelines for crowds at indoor events, which will limit crowd capacity according to the current state or county phase. If the state or county color is yellow, attendance of games will be limited to student body and parents due to the capacity limit of 250 people. While in Green/Blue, fan seating will be limited to a 500-person occupancy. BRCS will be streaming home events for the public to view.

37. Will fans and patrons have to wear masks if they attend games and performances?

No.

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Addendum I: Bishop Ryan Catholic School

Reasonable Restart Daily Health Checklist

1. Has your child or anyone in your household tested positive for COVID-19, requiring quarantine within your personal residence?

Yes No

2. Does your child have a fever of 100.4°F or higher, or have they had one within the previous 24 hours?

Yes No

3. Is your child exhibiting two or more of the following symptoms: fatigue

headache muscle or body aches

chills

cough shortness of breath sore

throat congestion runny nose

nausea

vomiting diarrhea

abdominal pain

Yes No

4. Is your child experiencing a loss of taste or smell?

Yes No

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you cannot send your child to school for the day. Please keep them at home.

If you answered “no” to all of these questions,

you may send your child to school.

Addendum II: Bishop Ryan Catholic School

Reasonable Restart COVID-19 Risk Information Form

Poor health outcomes from contracting COVID-19 are more likely for individuals with certain underlying health conditions. In order for Bishop Ryan Catholic School

to put additional reasonable precautions in place and provide additional risk mitigation to such individuals, we need to know who they are and the level of their personal risk.

To that end, if an employee or student requires risk mitigation strategies above those put in place for the general population, they must self-report their risk factors.

The CDC has identified people with the following health conditions as “higher risk”

for adverse health outcomes from COVID-19. For more information please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/index.html

Do any of the conditions mentioned below apply to you?

Yes No

Please remember to provide medical documentation from your healthcare provider. Cancer Chronic kidney disease COPD (chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease) Immunocompromised state

(weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant

Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 or higher)

Serious heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies

Sickle cell disease Type 2 diabetes mellitus

The following conditions might place a person at increased risk. Do any of the conditions mentioned below apply to you?

Yes No

Remember to provide medical documentation from your healthcare provider. Asthma (moderate-to-severe) Cerebrovascular disease (affects

blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)

Cystic fibrosis Hypertension or high blood pressure Immunocompromised state

(weakened immune system) from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, or use of other immune weakening medicines

Neurologic conditions, such as dementia

Liver disease Pregnancy Pulmonary fibrosis (having

damaged or scarred lung tissues) Smoking Thalassemia (a type of blood

disorder) Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Name of Person with Higher Risk Factors: _______________________________________ Signature: ___________________________________ Date:________________________

(Signer must be 18 years old or the legal guardian of the person named above.)