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During COVID-19, if and when we have poor air quality of air quality index (AQI) of 151 or above as determined by AirNow, we will follow the air quality ... 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Checkthissitefrequentlyasguidelineswillbeupdatedasneeded.DuringCOVID-19,maskswillcontinuetobewornandphysicaldistancingwillbeimplemented totheextentpossible.  GeneralProtocol We monitortheairqualitydailyusing AirNow.Hour-by-hourAQIdataisalsoavailablefromtheBayAreaAirQualityManagementDistrict.  SCUSDissuesdistrictwidemessageswhenthecurrentorforecastedairqualityisanAQIof151ormore,inthe"Unhealthy"(red)categoryorabove,accordingtoAirNow. ThedistrictusesGmailforstaffcommunication,BlackboardConnectforfamilycommunication,andposts newmessagesonourwebsitehomepage. The AirQualityGuidelinesforSchoolsfromSCCOE andtheAirQualityGuidelinesforSchoolsfromtheCDEprovideguidance onactionstotakeforeachoftheairqualityindexcategories. WhenAQIis151orabove: Allexteriordoorsandwindows areclosed Allactivities,includinglunch,willbemovedindoorsasmuchaspossible Alloutdoorathleticconditioningpracticesaresuspendedimmediately Outdoorstaff are givenindoorworkorfrequentbreaks Monitoring"SensitiveGroups" SCUSDreferstothestateandlocalairqualityguidelinesforschools toinformourdecisionsforcaringforstudentswhohaveasthmaand/orotherrespiratoryhealthconcerns. Asalways,ourstaffwillprioritizestudenthealthneedsandfollowstudenthealthplans.Ifyourchildhasasthmaand/orotherrelatedhealthconcerns,pleasemakesure theirhealthplanisupdatedtoincluderesponsesduringdayswithpoorairqualityandthatthenecessarymedicationsandtherequisitedirectionsareprovidedtotheschool. StepsFamiliesCanTaketoSupportTheirChild Parentsareencouragedtotalktotheirchildrenaboutairqualityconcerns.Beinginconversationwithyourchildandreferringtofactshelpsreduceconfusion.Otherstepsparentscantakeinclude: Ifyourchildhasasthmaorrelatedhealthconcern,pleaserefertotheabove“sensitivegroups”section. Remindchildrentodrinkplentyofwater. Remindstudentstoreportsymptomsincludingcoughing,wheezing,difficultybreathing,andchesttightness.Ifsymptomsoccur,yourchildmightneedtotakeabreak,doalessintenseactivity,stopallactivity,goindoors,orusequick-reliefmedicineasprescribed.Ifsymptomsdon'timprove,consultyourphysician. Ratherthanwalkingorbikingtoschool,childrenshouldbetransportedviapublicorprivatetransportation. Ifyou wishtokeep yourchildhome,youhavetheabilitytodoso.Itisimportantthatparent/guardianconcernsforstudentswithsensitivities areaddressedviaadvicefromalicensedmedicalprovider. Absencesduetoamedicalreasonwillfollowguidelinesforanexcusedabsence. You mustcontactyourchild'sofficeto report anyabsenceandstudentswillberesponsibleformakinguptheworktheymiss. ClosingSchoolsDuetoAirQuality Ourschooldistrictwillrelyonthedirectionof the SantaClaraCountyPublicHealthDepartment (SCCPHD),the BayAreaAirQualityManagementDistrict (BAAQMD),andtheSantaClaraCountyOfficeofEducation (SCCOE)todeterminetheneedforschoolclosure.Shouldthesetwoorganizationsrecommendclosure, SCUSDwillcloseschools.WhilenouniversalAirQualityIndex(AQI)measureexistsabovewhichschoolsshouldclose, SCCPHDisclearthatstudentsaresafersupervisedatschoolthanathome,potentiallyunsupervised. SCUSDwillnotrelyontheclosureofotherareaschooldistricts,eventhoseclosesttoours,todeterminetheneedtocloseschools. 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