Parents must verify they will not send a child to school on campus if the child has COVID-19 symptoms or is lab-confirmed with COVID-19. Instead, parents should opt to receive remote instruction until the conditions for re-entry are met. Parents may also opt to have their students receive remote instruction if their child has had close contact with an individual who is lab-confirmed with COVID-19 until the 14-day incubation period has passed. 

AISD will screen students for COVID-19. Screening will be accomplished by asking questions by phone or other electronic methods and/or in person. Campuses will regularly reinforce screening procedures and educate parents on the critical need for compliance. When it comes to policies and regulations that encourage daily attendance, students who are engaged in virtual attendance will satisfy attendance requirements for initiatives like perfect attendance/semester test exemptions. Daily forehead temperature checks of asymptomatic students is not recommended by the CDC at this time and will not be regularly performed at school.

Staff will be asked to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms before coming onto campus each day. The self-screening should include teachers and staff taking their own temperature. Teachers and staff must report to the school system if they themselves have COVID-19 symptoms or are lab confirmed with COVID-19, and, if so, they must remain off campus until they meet the criteria for re-entry. Additionally, they must report to the school system if they have had close contact with an individual who is lab-confirmed with COVID-19, and, if so, must remain off campus until the 14-day incubation period has passed. 

Beginning April 19, 2021, the following are required to use non-medical grade face coverings, covering nose and mouth until May 17, 2021:

• 6^th – 12^th grade students
• 6^th – 12^th grade teachers and staff
• 6^th – 12^th grade campus visitors

View the face mask protocols below, updated to reflect changes beginning April 19, 2021.

• Until May 17, 2021, students 6^th – 12^th grade will wear face coverings during arrival and dismissal times, on buses, in hallways, common areas, and, including in classrooms to the extent it is developmentally appropriate and when social distancing is not feasible.
  • Mask are not required for 6^th - 12^th grade students:
    • While individuals are actively eating or drinking
    • For outdoor activities such as recess or PE, masks will not be prescribed.
    • In the event an individual presents the Amarillo Public Health Mask Exemption Affidavit signed by a medical doctor that excludes them from wearing a mask, they must wear a face shield and practice social distancing at all times while at school
       
• Until May 17, 2021, any individual arriving on a 6^th grade, middle school, or high school campus during the instructional day will be required to wear a face covering in order to gain access to the building(s).
  • School administration or staff will be stationed at entry doors to each campus to remind students to wear face coverings prior to entering the building
  • In instances where a reusable mask belonging to a student or staff member is lost or forgotten, a disposable mask will be provided for the day
  • It is important to note masks do NOT preclude social distancing. Face coverings should be worn, and social distancing followed when possible.