COVID Protocols
February 27, 2022
Dear Sayles School Community,
Due to guidance on Friday from the CDC lifting the federal mandate requiring facial masks on school transportation, this weekend the Sprague Board of Education voted to make face masks optional for students on all Sprague buses.
Sincerely,
William Hull
Sprague Superintendent of Schools
February 23, 2022
Dear Sayles School Community,
At their February 14th meeting, the Sprague Board of Education made the wearing of facial masks at Sayles School optional beginning on Monday, February 28, 2022. Although masks are optional for students and staff at school, masks are still mandatory for all students while riding on a school bus. The requirement to wear masks on school transportation is a federal mandate.
In addition, all visitors to Sayles School are required to wear a facial mask while they are in the building. We will continue to employ other mitigation strategies to help limit the exposure to COVID at Sayles School. The Board of Education and the administration at Sayles School will continue to monitor the rate of COVID infections and may reinstate the mask mandate if numbers warrant it.
If you would like your child to wear a mask at school, please communicate this request to your child’s teacher. For middle school students, please communicate your request to your child’s homeroom teacher. It is important to realize that teachers will not be responsible for the enforcement of your request. Teachers will remind your student of your request and, when possible, will notify you that your child is not adhering to your wishes.
It is extremely important that all students who are ill remain at home until they are symptom free for 24-48 hours without medication. If you are concerned that your student may have COVID, we have COVID test kits available to all Sayles School families. Please contact Mrs. Patrice Houle, RN (860-822-8264, ext. 111) to request a test kit.
We continue to work with an outside vendor to conduct COVID testing at Sayles School on a weekly basis. If you wish to have your child participate in this weekly testing, and have not already registered, you may call Mrs. Houle to request a registration form. In addition, we are sending COVID test kits home on Thursday with every student. A recommended strategy from the state is to have your child use the test on Monday and test negative before they come to school.
I want to thank you for your continuing support and cooperation. Working together, we can help ensure the safety of the Sayles School community. If you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
William Hull
Sprague Superintendent of Schools
