GLADEWATER, Texas — Gladewater Independent School District has released a response plan in the event coronavirus becomes a local threat.
The detailed plan is outlined below:
GISD Level 1: Alert Status (No reported cases in the area)
- Continue to monitor attendance and communicate with local, county and sate health department/officials
- Communicate to parents to keep sick children home
- Communicate to staff to stay home if sick
- Communicate online and to campuses the precautions to avoid spreading any known virus
- Frequently clean common areas including door hardware, bus seats, etc.
- Comply with any and all local, county and/or state advisories and/or directives
GISD Level 2: Alert and Precautions (Cases in the region, but not in the local area)
- Continue to monitor attendance and communicate with local, county and state health department/officials
- Communicate to parents to keep sick children home
- Communicate to staff to stay home if sick
- Potentially limit all unnecessary travel
- Potentially limit large gatherings to only essential events or consider postponing essential events
- Potentially limit/restrict outside visitors and guests
- Comply with any and all local, county and/or state advisories and/or directives
GISD Level 3: Response and Mitigation (Reported local cases)
- Consider closing campuses, district auxiliary departments and district offices
- Communicate to parents the extent of closures, length and school work accommodations
- In the event of camps and/or departmental closures, communicate to staff which staff members are to report to duty to maintain services (if any)
- Cancel all school events and facility rentals
- Cancel all travel
- Cancel all events
- Clean and disinfect all areas
- Comply with any and all local, county and/or state advisories and/or directives
The district will keep students, parents and staff informed throughout the entire process.
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