We will follow the direction of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, but each division should be able to operate separately because, depending on the division, we are limiting interactions between buildings, grade levels, and classes. Health experts emphasize the importance of wearing face coverings and maintaining appropriate physical distancing to mitigate possible exposure.
N.C. DHHS and CDC guidelines define a “direct exposure” to COVID-19 as an exposure to an infected individual that occurred closer than 6 feet for 15 minutes or more.
All students, faculty, and staff who are considered a direct exposure by the health department guidelines will be required to learn remotely for 14 days from their last exposure. If students, faculty and staff remain more than 6 feet apart and are effectively wearing face coverings, the situation may not be considered a direct exposure.