COVID-19 Tracking, Policies & Fast Facts

Lower & Middle School: New York State DOH Daily Report

Upper School: New York State DOH Daily Report

Beginning the week of November 30, we plan to routinely test 20-30 percent of the on-site student and employee population. Test results are returned within 48-72 hours.

Bay Ridge Prep has partnered with Sherman Abrams, a DOH/CAP certified lab, to offer on-site COVID-19 testing for Bay Ridge Prep students and employees. These PCR tests are less invasive nasal swabs than standard COVID-19 tests with the added benefit of the test being administered in school so there is no need to travel to a medical or testing facility.

Sherman Abrams works with each patient’s health insurance carrier so that there is no cost to the patient being tested. Parents of students randomly selected, as well as employees, will be notified prior to the scheduled on-site test. You may also choose to do testing outside of school and send the school nurse a copy of the test results. Students and employees may also request precautionary testing if they are not in the randomly selected group.

We believe data we collect on our community is critical to our decision making and ensuring that our efforts to reduce the risk of virus spread are working. Thank you, in advance, for your help with keeping our community safe.

When do I have to quarantine?

• If you have been in close or physical contact with someone who has COVID-19 or traveled to an area with a high potential of exposure to COVID-19

• Quarantine lasts for 10 days since the last contact with the person who is infected

When do I have to isolate?

• Those who have a positive COVID-19 test isolate OR someone who has symptoms even if they have not had a test yet

• Isolation lasts for the entire duration of the infectious period (2 days before the start of symptoms and at least 10 days after the start of symptoms)

3 Types of Contacts:

• Physical contact

• Close contact: Within 6 feet for a total of 10 or more minutes over a 24 hour period.

• Proximate contact: Keeping a distance greater than 6 feet, but in the same room for 10 minutes or longer

What is the infectious period?

• Period of time in which you may be able to transmit the infection to others

The infectious period for those showing signs or symptoms of COVID-19: 

• Begins 2 days prior to the first day you start showing symptoms. 

The infectious period for those NOT showing signs or symptoms of COVID-19 (asymptomatic):

• Begins 2 days prior to the date of test administration

• ***According to the NYS DOH, if you have had contact with an asymptomatic case, the only people that must quarantine, are those who have come in contact with the case within 2 days of the positive test finding.***

• Ex: If Person A has no symptoms and got a test on June 10th, the only people that must quarantine are those who came in contact with Person A on June 8th and June 9th

A student/employee has been around a person with COVID-19. What should they do?

• Quarantine and get tested 4 to 5 days after the last exposure to that person.

A person in my household has been exposed to COVID-19 OR develops symptoms of COVID-19 with a pending test result. Can the student/employee come to school?

• The student/employee must stay home until the household member's results are determined 

• The student/employee must be tested and stay home until results are determined 

• The student/employee must be monitored for the development of signs and symptoms 

A student/employee thinks or knows they have COVID-19, and has symptoms. When can they come to school?

The student/employee can be around others after:

• 10 days since symptoms first appeared AND 

• 24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND 

• Other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving

• With written clearance from healthcare provider to return to school

*Loss of taste and smell may last for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation​.

A student/employee tested positive for COVID-19 but had no symptoms, when can they return to school?

• If they continue to have no symptoms, they can be with others after 10 days have passed since  the positive viral test for COVID-19

• With written clearance from healthcare provider to return to school

A student/employee developed symptoms after testing positive. When can they child return to school?

They may return to school after:

• 10 days since symptoms first appeared AND 

• 24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND 

• Other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving

A student or employee reports symptoms on the at-home morning screening service and is instructed to stay home. Should other students or employees in the household also stay home?

• All students and employees in the household should remain home until the person who is showing symptoms is tested and results are returned.

• All students and employees are encouraged to also be tested and remain home until the person with symptoms has their results are returned.