COVID

The following steps are taken when the district is notified of a positive on-campus COVID-19 case.

1. The assigned school nurse contacts the person who has been confirmed positive for coronavirus and shares the link to complete close contact documentation. 
2. The person who is confirmed positive completes the close contact form located here. 
3. Based on the information provided, close contact notifications are initiated.  Anyone determined to have been within 6 feet of the person who is confirmed positive for 15 or more minutes within 24 hours is contacted regarding quarantine requirements. 

After close contacts have been notified a general schoolmessenger notification is emailed schoolwide to inform members of the learning environment of the confirmed on-campus case.

Three general scenarios warrant quarantine considerations.  These are

1. Having COVID-19 related symptoms;
2. Being confirmed as positive for COVID-19;
3. Being in close contact with someone who has been confirmed positive for   COVID-19.

General COVID-19 guidelines are found here.  However, we request that you notify Nurse, Camille Morales to discuss and receive guidance related to your specific circumstances.

We believe that our campuses are safe for students and we believe we have precautions in place to help keep our students and staff safe.  We cannot of course make any guarantees, but we do believe that children need to be in school and that school is the safest place for them to be during the day. 

As a parent, you have every right to keep your child(ren) home and have them participate in remote learning and we will always support your right to do so.  However, the Texas Education Agency has mandated that we offer in-person education to everyone who requests it. Therefore, Lackland ISD will continue to offer in-person education unless we are otherwise mandated by the Texas Education Agency or the Governor of Texas to close our doors.

Parents of students who meet the criteria as “close contacts” are considered “need to know.”  Close contact information will be determined based on contact tracing protocols.

Yes.  The district’s liaison with Bexar County Metro Health is Mrs. Morales.  Mrs. Morales is the nurse assigned to the Eagle clinic which is the clinic that provides more detailed screenings when COVID-19 symptoms are reported.

The district provides safety protocols, training, and personal protective equipment.  Additional accommodations are determined on an individual basis.

The nurse in the isolation clinic will provide a more intense screener to determine if the condition can be contributed to other factors before requiring a 10-day quarantine.

Students who are quarantined are encouraged to participate in Lackland ISD’s @Home Learning Connection remote learning as their health condition permits.  Students will receive attendance credit for daily engagement.

When a student is sent home with COVID-19 symptoms, their siblings will not be sent home unless their sibling that is ill is diagnosed with COVID-19.  However, a parent may choose to keep siblings at home until the COVID-19 test comes back negative.  If the siblings are also having symptoms, then they will all go home on a 10- day quarantine.

The custodial staff is fully manned and able to assist with the current in person student enrollment.  Other staff members have been assigned to support sanitation efforts as well.

We have had very few cases.  Districts are no longer required to post.  Initially, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) required us to post all positives on our website.  However, TEA changed that and began asking us to report to them weekly.  TEA put together a process for taking that information and posting it online on the TEA website.   District specific information can be found at on their website here.