According to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), students should stay home from school if they have symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms are cough, shortness of breath, new changes in sense of smell and taste, fever, chills, rigors, muscle ache/myalgia, sore throat, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea runny nose, or fatigue.

UPDATED 01/03/2022 – Morris Jeff is adopting the recently released LDH Guidance for K-12 Schools. The primary changes are concerning quarantine time for COVID positive cases, close contacts, and the definition of a fully vaccinated individual. Our goal continues to keep our students in school safely.

  1. The new suggested quarantine time for a COVID-positive individual is 5 days from symptom onset or the positive test date if symptom-free. Students are eligible to return to school on the 6th day as long as they have no lingering symptoms.
  2. Unvaccinated close contacts are required to quarantine for 5 days after last exposure to a COVID-positive individual. It is recommended but not required that they get a test on day 5. These close contacts can return to school on the 6th day if they have remained symptom-free.
  3. The definition of “fully vaccinated individual” has changed for 12 + year olds and adults. 
  • If it has been more than 6 months since a person’s two-dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, a booster is required to be considered fully vaccinated.  
  • If it has been more than 2 months since a person’s single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a booster is required to be considered fully vaccinated. 
  • To be considered fully vaccinated, two weeks must have passed since the booster shot was administered. 
If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate)
Everyone, regardless of vaccination status:
  • Stay home for 5 days. May return to school on the 6th day.
  • If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house. (If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves.)
If You Were Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine)
Students who are fully vaccinated (have completed the primary series of an mRNA vaccine – 2 shots at least two weeks ago); AND/OR students who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days:
  • Wear a mask around others for 10 days.
  • Suggested test on day 5.

Students who are unvaccinated in PK-12:

  • Stay home for 5 days. May return to school on the 6th day.
  • After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days
  • Suggested test on day 5.—-
Morris Jeff requires students to be caught up on all Past Due immunizations and Covid vaccinations (2 shots complete) by March 1, 2022. 

As with all vaccinations in Louisiana, parents have the right to a waiver from the state if they prefer their student not be vaccinated. The vaccination waiver can be found HERE (English) or HERE (Spanish). Our purpose in adding the COVID vaccination is solely to protect our children and keep them in school safely. No child will be excluded from school if they are not vaccinated. After receiving the 2nd shot, please email a copy of your student’s COVID-19 immunization record to the appropriate school nurse.

Please report any symptoms and/or test results to the school nurse:

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