TK-12 Schools

Reporting Cases at Your School

TK-12 schools are required to notify the LAC DPH of employees and students with confirmed COVID-19 within 1 business day. This can be done online or by email. Schools are required to provide information on (1) students and staff with confirmed COVID-19 who were on campus at any point within the 14 days prior to their illness onset date and (2) persons on campus who were exposed to the infected person during the infectious period. The illness onset date is the first date of COVID-19 symptoms or the COVID-19 test date, whichever is earlier.

• Secure online reporting using this REDCap link is the preferred method of reporting
  Online reporting training video—walks through the process of reporting COVID-19 cases and contacts at your school (25 minutes).

• Reporting by submitting an Excel document by secure email:
  If online reporting is not possible, this COVID-19 Case and Contact Line List for the Education Sector (Español)—Excel file can be downloaded, completed and sent by secure email to ACDC-Education@ph.lacounty.gov.
  Excel report training video—walks through the process of filling out the Excel line list (19 minutes). Data dictionary (Español) describes the variables (pieces of information) that are collected in the line list.

Notifying Staff, Students, and Families of a Case or Suspected Case

• Notification Letters Sample notification letters
• For parents of children who need to isolate due to a positive COVID-19 viral test result
• To send to a cohort/group which includes individuals who may have been exposed by a case (or multiple cases) and compliance officers who are unable to confirm who may or may not have been exposed.

• Exposure notice to make people aware that they may have recently been exposed to COVID-19 if they visited a location.

Instructions for Cases and Close Contacts

• Flow charts

  Individual contact tracing flow charts for schools Flow charts for quarantine, isolation, and testing pathways for students and staff identified through individual contact tracing

• Isolation instructions for cases

  If a person tests positive for COVID-19 or a healthcare provider thinks that they have COVID-19, they must isolate. For instructions, see ph.lacounty.gov/covidisolation (English) and ph.lacounty.gov/covidaislamiento (Spanish).

  They must also tell their close contacts to follow Quarantine and Other Instructions for Close Contacts at ph.lacounty.gov/covidquarantine (English) and ph.lacounty.gov/covidcuarentena (Spanish).

  See also Decision Pathways for Symptoms and Exposures in Early Care and Education Centers and TK-12 Schools.

• Instructions for close contacts

  If a person is a close contact to someone with COVID-19, they must follow the Quarantine and Other Instructions for Close Contacts at ph.lacounty.gov/covidquarantine (English) and ph.lacounty.gov/covidcuarentena (Spanish).

  Note: TK-12 students who were exposed at school may still be able to attend classes depending on the type of exposure and whether the school allows a modified quarantine. For more information see the Exposure Management Plan Guidance in TK-12 Schools and the Decision Pathways for Symptoms and Exposures in ECE Centers and TK-12 Schools. 

• COVID-19 Testing Resources for Children—For information and locations that test children. Español | 简体中文 | 繁體中文 | العربية | հայերեն | អក្សរខ្មែរ | 日本語 | 한국어 | Русский | Tiếng Việt | فارسى | Tagalog

• Masks
  • Follow current State and Local Guidance for Masks. See DPH Reopening Protocols for TK-12 Schools and the current LAC Health Officer Order for updates on masking requirements and recommendations for schools.
  • ph.lacounty.gov/masks (or ph.lacounty.gov/mascarillas Spanish)—information for the public on how to use masks. 简体中文 | 繁體中文 | العربية | հայերեն | អក្សរខ្មែរ | 日本語 | 한국어 | Русский | Tiếng Việt | فارسى | Tagalog

• Travel
  DPH Travel Advisory and Guidance—Recommendations and requirements for domestic and international travel.