COVID-19

Typically, hosting aftercare and after-school activities involves bringing students from different classes and divisions together after the school day. Unfortunately, that approach undermines our ability to limit potential cross-contamination. Knowing the goal is to limit the number of times a student could possibly be exposed to the virus, it becomes difficult to keep the same small groups together. But our Lausanne 360 staff is committed to finding an approach that allows for aftercare to continue, and we'll update this website as information becomes available. 

Our students will be interacting, and to protect our community, all families must agree to minimize their risk and exposure to the coronavirus. This includes maintaining social distancing, wearing face coverings, and avoiding situations as much as possible that could expose them to the virus.

Intentional or reckless disregard for these policies and protocols by community members will be addressed by our Director of Operations, Campus Safety and the head of the appropriate division.

Thank you for all that you do during these unprecedented times! 

Some Lausanne families have members who are health care workers, pilots, or professions that force them to travel to "hotspot" areas or come into contact with people that may have COVID-19. We ask that you continue to maintain practices that ensure the safety of yourself, your family and the Lausanne community. 

*All policies are designed to implement the guidelines set forth by CDC and Shelby County Health Department and are subject to change

Mandatory Reporting Policy

• Students and employees who come into close contact with a person who is known positive for COVID-19 must report information to Lausanne via their divisional office. Further, they will not be allowed on campus until they complete the “Return to Campus Protocol.”
• We also ask that you alert us if you have come in contact with someone who has traveled to a country under a CDC travel advisory or has come in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. 

Symptoms Present Process

• Anyone with a body temperature higher than 100.4 will not be allowed on campus. A PUI Form will be completed to aid for potential contact tracing.
• Anyone who develops any fever, respiratory, or flu-like symptoms during the school day will be sent to a designated room isolated from other people until they are picked up from campus. PUI Form will be completed to aid for potential contact tracing.
• We're currently developing the process for notifying other families in the student's class or cohort if a classmate is showing symptoms, has been exposed or has tested positive. 

Return to Campus Protocol

Before returning to campus, all employees and students with symptoms or positive test must meet the following criteria:

• At least 72 hours symptom-free without the use of fever-reduction medications AND
• At least ten days have passed since symptoms first appeared

OR

• Must provide documentation of two negative COVID-19 tests taken more than 24 hours apart AND
• Resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND
• Improvement in respiratory symptoms

Before returning to campus, all employees and students who test positive and are without symptoms must meet the following criteria:

• Ten days have passed since the date of the first positive COVID-19 test, assuming no symptoms have developed since the positive test OR
• Provide documentation of two negative COVID-19 tests taken more than 24 hours apart.

Again: All policies are designed to implement the guidelines set forth by CDC and Shelby County Health Department and are subject to change. We're currently developing the process for notifying other families in the student's class or cohort if a classmate is showing symptoms, has been exposed or has tested positive. 

Lausanne Food Services is preparing to ensure that students receive healthy lunch options while adhering to safety protocols. Initial ideas include Lower and Middle School students eating in their classrooms, and spacing Upper School students meals out to allow for social distancing. Details on these plans will be added to this website in late July.

Information on student health including temperature checks and possible exposure will be overseen by Lausanne's Director of Operations assisted by an onsite healthcare professional supplied by a local medical agency. 

The CDC recommends "face coverings should be worn by staff and students (particularly older students) as feasible, and are most essential when physical distancing is difficult." At the same time, they recognize that younger students may have difficulty wearing a mask for the entire day. 

Upper and Middle School students are required to keep their masks on at all times while they are inside and transitioning to and from areas. They will be allowed to remove masks when attending outside classes as long as social distancing is maintained and if approved by the instructor. 

Once in their classroom, students in Lower School may remove their masks at the teacher's discretion, as per current CDC guidelines and the recommendations of the medical professionals on Lausanne's Task Force.

Teachers and faculty will be required to keep their masks on unless conducting class outside with social distancing in place. We are exploring ways to protect faculty and staff but allow their faces to be seen by students.

Understanding the need for students to interact, our Division Heads, our Upper School Dean of Student Inclusion and Division Counselors are working with our Director of Social and Emotional Learning to develop ways to ensure student social and emotional learning continues. More details will be added to this website as those plans are developed. 

The CDC is asking all international travelers arriving in the US to self-quarantine for 14 days. We ask that you and your family take this into account and forego travel after August 2 to ensure time for self-quarentine before the first day of school, August 17.

We also ask that students not travel outside of the greater Memphis area through the end of in-person classes on Friday, December 18. Additionally, there will be no school-sponsored travel for the time being.

If you must travel, we strongly encourage you to adhere to the CDC's guidelines on travel. We understand this information changes frequently, so we encourage you to check this website regularly. Many countries have instituted restrictions and quarantines that could directly affect you.

If you or someone in your household is traveling internationally, do not return to campus for any activities until 14 days after returning to the United States (this does not include family members who are essential workers). 

After 14 days, medical clearance must be obtained before returning to campus. If you travel to these areas, we ask you to self-report, via to your respective division head. Please contact your personal physician for specific instructions regarding self-quarantine.

Should your student require quarantine post-travel, we will provide remote learning and extend deadlines. 

Because of the disruption to a student's ability to attend classes outlined below, we ask that students not travel outside of the greater Memphis area through the end of in-person classes on Friday, December 18. Additionally, there will be no school-sponsored travel for the time being.