• Hand sanitizer stations have been placed throughout campus.
• Each year, as the flu season approaches, our facility and custodial teams increase their vigilance and spend extra time throughout the day cleaning our campus (surfaces, railings, door handles, etc.) with antibacterial disinfectant. We have “stepped up” this “first line of defense” and are conducting more thorough and regular intervals of surface cleaning. 
• We complete a deep clean of our campus each evening and provide all our classrooms and other areas on campus with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer for use by our students, faculty and staff.
• Public schools recently announced they will begin using a product called sodium dichloro isocyanurate (NaDCC). The good news is that this is already our standard cleaning product. We use NaDCC as it has four times the killing power of bleach, is completely safe, is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and is regularly used as a disinfectant in drinking water in developing nations with poor infiltration systems.
• We are reminding students not to share personal items, especially water bottles, utensils and drink ware.
• Partnering with parents to keep sick students home.

• Our school policy states that any student, faculty/staff member or volunteer with flu-like symptoms and a temperature greater than 99.9F MAY NOT BE AT SCHOOL. Individuals who have a fever may not return to school until they are fever-free (without the use of fever reducing agents) for 48 hours prior to return (this was increased from 24 hours to 48 hours). These individuals will need to check in daily with our campus nurses for a period of 7 days upon their return to campus. Please refer to this chart to see if you should refrain from coming on campus.
• Oaks Christian School is suspending all school-sponsored international school travel and is discouraging our entire OCS community (faculty, staff, parents, students, volunteers, etc.) from traveling to CDC Warning Level 3 (or higher) countries. 
• If the visited country is, or becomes, greater than a “Warning Level 3” country prior to, or during, the visit, individuals will fall under the 14 day campus restriction protocol. 
• Any student, faculty/staff member, or volunteer that has traveled outside of the United States to a CDC Warning Level 3 (or higher) country within the last 14 days (or has been in contact with anyone who have traveled outside of the United States within the past 14 days to a Level 3 or greater country) and is exhibiting any flu-like symptoms will be restricted and may not come to campus. These ‘Impacted Individuals’ will need to stay off of our campus for a period of 14 days from the time they arrived back in the United States, AND be symptom free for at least the last 48 hours before they are allowed to return to campus.  It should be noted that this includes all international travel/exposure (not only travel/exposure to level 3 countries). 
• Any student, faculty/staff member, or volunteer that has traveled outside of the United States within the last 14 days and, does not exhibit any flu-like symptoms, will be allowed on campus. These individuals will need to check in with our campus nurses each daily for a period of 14 days from the time they arrived back in the United States. 
• In the event of personal travel to these countries identified above, the school will not provide any assistance to community members trying to re-enter the United States. Furthermore, any returning travelers will be prohibited from coming to the OCS campus for a period of 14 days from the date of their arrival home. As a result of this policy, the school will bear no responsibility whatsoever for anyone who chooses to travel outside of the United States and experiences any hardship (e.g. financial, restriction of movement, health, or financial loss due to his or her inability to work). No exceptions to this policy will be granted.

Coronaviruses are transmitted in a manner similar to many flus and respiratory illnesses, through droplets in the air from a cough or sneeze. Increased awareness and practice of the following precautions, by both adults and students, is strongly advised.

• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after using the bathroom, before eating, after blowing your nose, and after touching public surfaces. If this is not possible, then use a hand sanitizer gel like Purell.
• Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze by using a tissue that you immediately throw into a trashcan or by covering your face with your elbow (bent arm) if no tissue is available.  Do not cough or sneeze into the open air or into your hands. And wash your hands immediately afterwards.
• Do not share water bottles with others, or drink out of the same cup as another person.
• Practice social distancing: in public places, put distance (about six feet if possible) between you and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
• If possible, avoid gatherings of more than 10 people.
• If you have not already done so, get a flu shot. The flu is an ongoing concern and currently is even more dangerous than coronavirus.

Please refer to this EVENTS CHART to see which events are still happening, canceled or being considered for possible reschedule.

Given the level of attention that COVID-19 has attracted, students may understandably become anxious and have concerns about the virus and its transmission. Please remember that our spiritual life department, deans and counselors are available to meet with students to address questions and concerns. Please take a moment to read this letter from our Associate Head of School for Spiritual Life Dee Dee Mayer on how Oaks Christian can support you and your student during this time.