Illness and COVID-19

If you began feeling sick and tested positive for COVID-19, please follow the below guidelines to determine when it’s safe to come to campus.

Day 1       The first day FOLLOWING the onset of symptoms (or the day you first test positive for COVID if you are asymptomatic).
Days 1-5  Do not come to campus. Please reach out to your Program Chair to advise them of the situation.
Days 6-9  Assessment days. If the following are all true, you may return on day 6. However, we do encourage you to wear a mask through day 9 and self-assess daily.

• If you are feeling better and well enough to come to campus.
• If you do not have a fever exceeding 100.3 degrees (without taking medication).
• If your overall symptoms have improved.
• OR
• If you test negative for COVID-19 (however, this is not a requirement if the above are all true).

Day 10 If your condition and symptoms continue to improve, you may attend sessions unrestricted.

If you began feeling sick but are testing negative for COVID-19, please follow the below guidelines to determine when it’s safe to come to campus.

Day 1       The first day FOLLOWING the onset of symptoms.
Days 1-3  Do not come to campus. Please reach out to your Program Chair to advise them of the situation.
Days 4-6  Assessment days. If the following are all true, you may come to campus on day 4. However, we do encourage you to wear a mask through day 6 or until fully recovered, and self-assess daily.

• If you are feeling better and well enough to come to campus.
• If you do not have a fever exceeding 100.3 degrees (without taking medication).
• If your overall symptoms have improved.

Day 7 If your condition and symptoms continue to improve, you may attend sessions unrestricted.

If you began feeling sick and tested positive for COVID-19, please follow the below guidelines for what steps you must take and to help determine when it’s safe to return to campus.

Day 1       The first day FOLLOWING the onset of symptoms (or the day you first test positive for COVID if you are asymptomatic).
Days 1-5  Do not come to campus.

• Please reach out to your supervisor to inform them of your situation.
• If you are well enough and have a position that allows you to work remote, you may do so with your supervisor’s permission.
• If you are using sick time and unable to work, you will need to provide a photo of a positive COVID-19 test with your initials and the date written on the test to your supervisor and Human Resources.

Days 6-9  Assessment days. If the following are all true, you may return to campus on day 6. However, we do encourage you to wear a mask when around others through day 9, and to self-assess daily.

• If you are feeling better and well enough to come to campus.
• If you do not have a fever exceeding 100.3 degrees (without taking medication).
• If your overall symptoms have improved.
• OR
• If you test negative for COVID-19 (however, this is not a requirement if the above are all true).

Day 10  If your condition and symptoms continue to improve, you may attend sessions unrestricted.

If you began feeling sick but are testing negative for COVID-19, please follow the below guidelines to determine what steps to take and when it’s safe to come to campus.

Day 1       The first day FOLLOWING the onset of symptoms.
Days 1-3  Do not come to campus.

• Please reach out to your supervisor to inform them of your situation.
• If you are well enough and have a position that allows you to work remote, you may do so with your supervisor’s permission.
• If you must use sick time, you may use up to two days without a doctor’s note. If you use three or more sick days, you will need to provide your supervisor and human resources with a doctor’s note.

Days 4-6  Assessment days. If the following are all true, you may come to campus on day 4. However, we do encourage you to wear a mask through day 6 or until fully recovered, and self-assess daily.

• If you are feeling better and well enough to come to campus.
• If you do not have a fever exceeding 100.3 degrees (without taking medication).
• If your overall symptoms have improved.

Day 7  If your condition and symptoms continue to improve, you may return to work unrestricted.

Masks
Masks are strongly encouraged in classrooms and inside areas. Masks are available and may be obtained for free from reception.

COVID-19 Tests
COVID-19 tests are highly recommended. We promote this as the best practice and strongly encourage you to test just prior to coming to campus (24 hours if Antigen, within 3 days if PCR).

Daily Check-In
Please self-assess; if you are feeling sick, and/or testing positive for COVID-19, please do not come to campus. Employees, please contact your supervisor if you are not feeling well or you have tested positive for COVID-19. Learners, if you are sick, please reach out to your Program Chair(s) and instructor(s) regarding attendance options. If you begin feeling ill or developing symptoms while you are on campus, please pick up a free COVID-19 test from Reception. If you do test positive for COVID-19 while you are on campus for session, please immediately notify your Program Chair(s) and the Safety Team (safety@pacifica.edu).

Notifications
Notifications of reported COVID-19 cases will go out by email to those that had a close contact, or the entire track of learners and/or staff, based on interview with the positive individual. Email notification will only be sent if the report of the COVID-19 case was received by the Safety Team in a timely enough manner and/or the details provided suggest that a notification would still be useful.

Ethics of Care
We ask that you please continue to maintain self-awareness to not put others at risk unnecessarily, even if it were to mean the loss of some class time. Please continue to…

• Test and self-assess your health both prior to and during your time on campus.
• Wear a mask if you feel at-risk, or if you may have been exposed to someone else that is sick or has COVID-19.
• Report if you learn you have contracted COVID-19.
• Keep air filtration systems on while inside classrooms, especially if windows are closed, and try to maintain as much distance from others as reasonable.
• Respect the needs, preferences, comfort levels, and requests of individuals and classrooms.