COVID-19 UPDATES 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR
Positive cases are reported based on when they are received by the district. Students or Staff Positive IN Buildings An individual who attended school or an extracurricular activity within 48 hours of a positive test or onset of symptoms Students or Staff Positive NOT IN Building An individual who was not in a school building or attended an extracurricular activity within 48 hours of a positive test or onset of symptoms (includes distance learners)
POSITIVE CASES REPORTED DURING: 9/17/21 - 9/23/21
Students in buildings: 16
Students not in buildings: 11
Staff in buildings: 3
Staff not in buildings: 0
QUARANTINED CASES
Students quarantined: 350
Staff quarantined: 6
ODH K-12 Quarantine in Ohio (PDF) September 3, 2021 GJPS Student Handbook Addendum: Symptoms, Self-Assessment and Quarantine Information (PDF) August 2021
Child In-Person Participation Algorithm: Guidance for daily home-based screening (PDF) August 2021
We will continue to distribute BinaxNOW At-Home Rapid Test Kits while supplies last. These test kits can be used to detect an active COVID-19 infection. You may request kits for:
Kits are available for pick up for three days after completing the Rapid Test Request Form at the GJPS Administration Building, 160 S. Hamilton Road. Please ring the bell inside the front door for service. While Supplies Last 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Rapid Test Request Form
Email Update August 27, 2021
Dear GLHS families,
Our Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools team has been carefully monitoring incidence of COVID-19 cases and quarantine data, and our COVID-19 Task Force met today to consider this information in the context of our predetermined thresholds.
Due to an increased number of cases and quarantines, Gahanna-Lincoln High School will require masks for all students, teachers and staff when inside school buildings, effective Monday, August 30, 2021.
Like you, we are disappointed that our numbers have increased, and this is an important step for the health and safety of our GLHS community. Our decision also reflects our continued commitment to keep students in school, in-person, five days a week.
It is important to note that full masking at GLHS will not eliminate quarantine requirements. It will, however, provide opportunity for modified quarantine when paired with three feet of social distancing. Modified quarantines allow students to stay in school and maximize their learning. In addition to masking and social distancing protocols, a student who is vaccinated also qualifies for a modified quarantine.
We continue to evaluate and increase social distancing at GLHS to better position students, teachers and staff to be eligible for the modified quarantine.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Steve Barrett Superintendent Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools
Related Documents
COVID-19 Fact Sheet: Guidelines for Quarantine After Exposure in K-12 Classroom Settings
Child In-Person Participation Algorithm: Guidance for daily home-based screening
Message from Superintendent Barrett about masking at GLHS.
A message from Superintendent Barrett regarding new quarantine guidelines from the Ohio Department of Health.
GJPS mask requirements for the start of the 2021-22 school year.