Health Advisory Updates

The Jewish value of pikuach nefesh, preserving lives, supersedes almost all others.

Please continue to monitor this page. We will continue to post updated information in our ongoing commitment to being safe, transparent and proactive.

Project ADAM

MJDS is in the process of being designated as a Project ADAM Heart Safe School in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the North Shore Fire Department. Our goal is to establish a Cardiac Emergency Plan to guide our school community in the incidence of a sudden cardiac arrest.

Staff members are training and testing, and we will continue to share updates as the team nears our goal.

Current Status Updates

COVID-19

Mask Expectations

Mask Expectations

Masking at school will be optional in all cases except days 6-10 after a positive COVID 19 diagnosis.
Masks may help offer protection against COVID-19, and its variants. If you choose to wear a mask, the CDC offers you guidance to help you achieve the best result.
COVID-19 by county level is a tool to help individuals decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data.
Students must have at least 5 masks at school each day

What would trigger mask mandatory at MJDS

Multiple COVID-19 cases across multiple grades
Masking is required while at school on days 6-10 after COVID 19 isolation.
Any student/staff who is unable to mask on days 6-10 of isolation will be required to stay home for the entire 10 day isolation.
On an ongoing basis, we will be in consultation with the NSHD and make decisions that prioritize the health and safety of our students.

Isolation

Regardless of vaccination status, you should isolate and take precautions from others when you have COVID-19. You should also isolate yourself if you are sick and suspect that you have COVID-19 but do not yet have test results.

Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19 will isolate for at least 5 days. If they are asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving and they have been fever-free for 24 hours, they may return to school/work after Day 5, wearing a mask until day 11.

If a student or staff tests positive, they will utilize the CDC tool to calculate their isolation time.
After utilizing the CDC tool, notify the school nurse Jholland@mjds.org as soon as possible. In the email, include the COVID-19 isolation dates to return to school and end date of masking.
Teachers will provide work to be sent home. No virtual learning will be provided for students in isolation.

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If students or staff develop COVID-19 symptoms , they will be required to have an antigen test onsite to remain at school.
On a case by case basis, a symptomatic student or staff member may remain in school if they test immediately onsite with a negative result and wear a mask. If the student is “too ill” to be in school (fever, severe cough, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.) they will be sent home regardless of COVID-19 test results.

Health Advisory Updates

Project ADAM

Current Status Updates

COVID-19

Mask Expectations

Isolation

COVID Community Testing

COVID-19 Exposure While at School

COVID-19 Exposure While at Home

Symptomatic Testing While at School