Responding to COVID-19

Our COVID-19 School Compliance Task Force receives input from health experts, educational partners, peer schools, the CDC, the California Department of Public Health, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the National Association of Independent Schools, the California Association of Independent Schools, CAL-OSHA, and other organizations. The school must follow requirements from the LA County Department of Public Health and the California Department of Public Health.

All students, faculty, and staff (including all parent volunteers) must be vaccinated against COVID-19. A completed Confidentiality of Medical Information Act form (CMIA) must also be submitted. All eligible individuals should receive boosters. 

Vaccination status can be updated by logging in to onCampus and visiting the Magnus Health portal. For instructions on this process, visit the Vaccination Policy section of the On-Campus Safety Plan.

Summer@Prep participants are required to be vaccinated and are strongly encouraged to receive boosters if eligible. 

The school may periodically ask all community members to be tested for COVID-19 in an effort to be as responsive as possible to virulent strains of COVID-19 that can be spread by vaccinated individuals. At-home antigen tests will be accepted, and community members will be required to self-attest that their tests were negative. More details can be found in the COVID-19 On-Campus Safety Plan.

Exposure Testing: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health guidelines strongly recommend that all individuals exposed to COVID-19 be tested on 3-5 days after exposure. At-home antigen tests are an acceptable alternative for exposed individuals who prefer not having a PCR test. Do not share test results with the school unless they are positive.

Test to Return: Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 must stay home for a minimum of 5 days. After 5 days, individuals can begin taking antigen tests. If an individual tests negative before the 10 day isolation period ends, they may return to campus. Photos of negative antigen tests should be emailed to covidtestresults@flintridgeprep.org. The name of the individual should be written on the test, along with the date the test was taken. More details can be found in the COVID-19 On-Campus Safety Plan.

Testing Employees: Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (Cal-OSHA ETS) requires employers to offer testing at no cost to employees during paid time for: 

• Symptomatic unvaccinated employees, regardless of whether there is a known exposure. 
• Unvaccinated employees after an exposure. 
• Vaccinated employees after an exposure if they develop symptoms. 
• Unvaccinated employees in an outbreak (3 or more employee cases). 
• All employees in a major outbreak (20 or more employee cases).

An exposure is defined as being in the same indoor location with a person who was contagious with COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes over a 24-hour period. If you are exposed to COVID-19, you should:

• Wear a highly protective (medical-grade) mask indoors at all times for 10 days;
• Get tested 3-5 days after exposure;
• Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you develop symptoms, get tested immediately, isolate yourself from others, and notify the school. 

The physical and emotional health of our community is of primary importance to us all, and maintaining a healthy environment requires a commitment from our whole community. The school has implemented the following protocols:

• Receive the COVID-19 vaccine and any eligible boosters. Students, employees, and volunteers are required to be vaccinated and to share their vaccination records barring a religious or medical exemption. The vast majority of our community are fully vaccinated. 
• Track your symptoms daily. Do not come to campus if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. Consider the Honor Code when you assess your symptoms each morning before leaving home.
• Wear a mask according to County and school guidelines.
  • Highly protective medical-grade masks should be least three-ply, water-resistant, and well-fitting (such as N95) with nose wires. 
  • Medical-grade masks are strongly recommended by the County, and may be required indoors and in crowded outdoor settings at various points during the year depending on the number of cases in the County and in our local area.
• Wash your hands frequently.
• All community members are urged to seek emotional support through our counseling and peer counseling programs, as well as by talking to our Student Life team, grade level deans, and school counselor.

We encourage families to review the FAQs on the LACDPH COVID-19 website and discuss vaccination with their doctors.

If you have questions not answered on our website, please feel free to email covidteam@flintridgeprep.org. 

Please contact the school if your student will miss school due to COVID-19 or any other illness. Dean of Students Beth Pattinelli will work with students and classroom teachers to make sure that students are supported throughout their absence and after their return.  

Students seeking emotional support may speak to their Grade Level Dean or school counselor Kiara Best. 

Any student or parent with questions about student life or student support is invited to contact our Assistant Head for Student Life Barrett Jamison.