FAQs
The Frequently Asked Questions below answer some of the most commonly asked questions. We will add and update them as questions arise. If you have a question that has not been answered, please reach out to us anytime by e-mailing bucsnet@charlottecountryday.org.
Health and Safety
- What is your plan should faculty or students test positive with COVID-19?
- What will the protocol be if the family member of a student (but not a student/faculty member) tests positive?
- What is Atrium Health’s “Get Well Loop?”
- After being assigned a 14-day quarantine, can I return to school prior to 14 days if I test negative?
- What if someone who lives in the same house as a student/teacher/staff member who gets sick? Does that person have to quarantine for 14 days?
- What contact tracing system is in place?
- Will the community be notified when there are cases of COVID-19 on campus or within the community?
- As students transition in and out of quarantine, what is the academic plan for those students?
- Can I send my child to school with symptoms of COVID-19? (described as, but not limited to: 100.4+ fever, persistent cough, or difficulty breathing)
- If my child becomes ill on campus, how do I arrange for pick-up if parents and visitors are not allowed on campus?
- Will Country Day require my child to get tested for COVID-19 if they have symptoms?
- Does having a child immediately shower/bath and change clothes upon arriving home from school have any benefits in protecting from the spread of COVID-19? Anything else parents should/can do to mitigate risk at home?
- Is there a travel policy?
What is your plan should faculty or students test positive with COVID-19?
What will the protocol be if the family member of a student (but not a student/faculty member) tests positive?
What is Atrium Health’s “Get Well Loop?”
After being assigned a 14-day quarantine, can I return to school prior to 14 days if I test negative?
What if someone who lives in the same house as a student/teacher/staff member who gets sick? Does that person have to quarantine for 14 days?
What contact tracing system is in place?
Will the community be notified when there are cases of COVID-19 on campus or within the community?
As students transition in and out of quarantine, what is the academic plan for those students?
Can I send my child to school with symptoms of COVID-19? (described as, but not limited to: 100.4+ fever, persistent cough, or difficulty breathing)
If my child becomes ill on campus, how do I arrange for pick-up if parents and visitors are not allowed on campus?
Will Country Day require my child to get tested for COVID-19 if they have symptoms?
Does having a child immediately shower/bath and change clothes upon arriving home from school have any benefits in protecting from the spread of COVID-19? Anything else parents should/can do to mitigate risk at home?
Is there a travel policy?
Academics
- Tell me more about the Lower School model.
- In Middle and Upper School, what will the at home learning days look like?
- Can my Middle and Upper School student attend On Campus Learning on both A and B days?
- If the school has to transition to the Online Learning Model, what is the plan?
- Will students be placed in cohorts for classes?
Tell me more about the Lower School model.
In Middle and Upper School, what will the at home learning days look like?
Can my Middle and Upper School student attend On Campus Learning on both A and B days?
If the school has to transition to the Online Learning Model, what is the plan?
Will students be placed in cohorts for classes?
Arrival and Dismissal
- What time will school start and end?
- How will arrival and departure work?
- Will there be morning care?
- What if I have to bring my child late to school or have to pick up early?
- Will there be health screening upon arrival?
- What are the screening hours?
- What happens if a screening isn't compliant when I get to campus?
- Is there a new dress code for this unusual year?
What time will school start and end?
How will arrival and departure work?
Will there be morning care?
What if I have to bring my child late to school or have to pick up early?
Will there be health screening upon arrival?
What are the screening hours?
What happens if a screening isn't compliant when I get to campus?
Is there a new dress code for this unusual year?
Beyond Academics
- Where will students eat lunch?
- Will there be opportunities to socialize with other students?
- Will students participate in athletics?
- Will all the arts offerings of the past be available for students this year?
- What will recess look like?
- What will P.E. be like?
Where will students eat lunch?
Will there be opportunities to socialize with other students?
Will students participate in athletics?
Will all the arts offerings of the past be available for students this year?
What will recess look like?
What will P.E. be like?
Cleaning
- How often are high-touch areas such as door handles, desks, restrooms, and classrooms being cleaned and disinfected?
- Is the cleaning staff well trained on COVID-19 cleaning protocols?
- Will faculty be responsible for any cleaning and sanitation?
- What extra cleaning procedures will be in place?
- What is your cleaning protocol?
How often are high-touch areas such as door handles, desks, restrooms, and classrooms being cleaned and disinfected?
Is the cleaning staff well trained on COVID-19 cleaning protocols?
Will faculty be responsible for any cleaning and sanitation?
What extra cleaning procedures will be in place?
What is your cleaning protocol?
Process and Planning
- How do you make your decisions?
- Are you following other independent school responses to COVID-19 in Charlotte, in North Carolina, in the US, or primarily basing this on what you're hearing from within your community?
- Knowing the importance of mitigating risk, how can we reassure our parents, faculty and students that they will be safe at school?
- What additional investments has the school made in preparation for this year?