Current COVID-19 Protocols

We appeal to each member of our Cannon community to stay home if you are sick.

Daily vigilance by parents, students, and educators will remain essential in keeping teachers and students teaching and learning on our campus. If you are having any symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses, please stay home and check in with your health care provider and Cannon's nurses.  

Symptoms include:

• Fever (>100º)
• Body aches/chills
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Nausea/vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Congestion/runny nose
• New onset of severe headache (especially headache with a fever), or rash or other symptoms of a contagious infection where symptoms may mimic COVID-19. 
• (For people with chronic conditions, symptoms should represent a change from baseline.)

If you have fever (>100°), body aches/chills, sore throat, cough, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, congestion/runny nose, or new onset of severe headache:  

• Stay at home and check in with the nurses at nurse@cannonschool.org.
• An individual may return to school when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
• If an individual vomits or has diarrhea, either at home or at school, they must stay home for 24 hours after the last episode.

If you have a contagious rash, pink eye, or any contagious infection where an individual visits their provider (flu, strep, etc.):

• Stay at home and check in with the nurses at nurse@cannonschool.org.
• An individual may return to school when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.
• If antibiotics were prescribed by their provider, they must have completed 24 hours of the antibiotics.  

If a family chooses to test for COVID-19 and has a positive case, the family is responsible for keeping others safe by:

• Isolating the individual positive for COVID-19 for five days.
• Returning to campus only when symptom-free.
• Encouraging the individual upon return to campus to wear a mask while indoors for an additional five days.
   

Masking  for the School Day:

• When returning to school after five days of isolation for COVID-19, individuals are expected to wear masks while indoors for an additional five days.
• Masks are optional for all students, faculty, staff, parents, and visitors while indoors.
• Masks are optional while riding the bus.
• Masks are not required for outdoor activities.
   

Families should consult their children’s primary care physician with any questions regarding vaccines and their children’s health.

Cannon School encourages two vaccines for approved age groups. The Influenza (flu) vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to help prevent community spread, limit widespread absences, and keep vulnerable community members safe.

If your children get vaccinated, we are asking parents to share their children’s COVID-19/Influenza vaccination status via the Magnus Health app as it helps us understand the percentage of our population that is vaccinated and aids our decision-making. Click here for instructions.  

The Influenza (flu) vaccine is recommended because this highly infectious respiratory virus has the largest negative impact on school attendance year after year. We strongly encourage students to get the latest flu vaccine when available this fall. 

The COVID-19 virus is more contagious and potentially more dangerous to vulnerable groups, and we strongly encourage families to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 if they are in an approved age category. We recognize that various sources and perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination can create uncertainty and raise concerns about this vaccine. We respect the right of any parent to defer vaccination. 
 

• Lower School Remote Learning Policy
• Middle School Remote Learning Policy
• Upper School Remote Learning Policy

• Signage will be in all restrooms, reinforcing proper handwashing techniques.
• Hand sanitizer stations will remain at numerous locations throughout campus, including heavily trafficked areas, entrances, and exits.
   

All classroom, indoor, and outdoor campus spaces will be leveraged to accommodate distancing of faculty, staff, students, and visitors whenever possible throughout the school day.
 

• Classroom sanitation supplies will be available to clean high-touch surfaces after class changes.
• Classrooms will be cleaned and disinfected nightly.
• Water fountains will be disabled for button use and enabled for bottle fill use only.

Cannon School will maintain a COVID-19 Community Metrics page to provide a regularly updated view of our school community health information. My Cannon login is required.
 

With Cannon’s multilayered prevention strategies in place, the school will welcome parents and volunteer visitors to campus. Through March 10, we  are not allowing drop-in visits with your child at lunch or in the classroom. As has always been the case, we kindly request that parents schedule an appointment for any in-person meeting.
 

Please note that Cannon Athletics and individual divisions and departments will follow up directly with their age group and audiences as needed.