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Delaware County Community College, Serving Delaware and Chester Counties

Summer/Fall 2022 COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines


May 25, 2022

These guidelines are based upon current CDC guidelines and subject to change.

Face Coverings and Vaccination

  • Face masks are optional for all students, faculty, staff, guests, and visitors.
  • Vaccination is optional, but highly encouraged.

Sanitizing and Cleaning Protocols

  • All students and employees should wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout all College locations.
  • The College will continue with the enhanced cleaning protocols to include, but not limited to, the cleaning of classrooms, laboratories and computer labs.

Procedures for Possible Exposure to COVID-19

If You Were Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine)

If you:
Were exposed to COVID-19 and are NOT up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations
Quarantine for at least 5 days; stay home.
Stay home and quarantine for at least 5 full days. Wear a well-fitting mask if you must be around others in your home. Do not travel.

Get tested. Even if you don’t develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.
After quarantine, watch for symptoms.
Watch for symptoms until 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19. Avoid travel. It is best to avoid travel until a full 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

If you develop symptoms:
Isolate immediately and get tested. Continue to stay home until you know the results. Wear a well-fitting mask around others.
Take precautions until day 10.
Wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home or in public. Do not go to places where you are unable to wear a well-fitting mask.

If you must travel during days 6-10, take precautions. Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.

If you:
Were exposed to COVID-19 and are up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations

No quarantine
You do not need to stay home unless you develop symptoms.

Get tested. Even if you don’t develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

Watch for symptoms 
Watch for symptoms until 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

If you develop symptoms:
Isolate immediately and get tested. Continue to stay home until you know the results. Wear a well-fitting around others.

Take precautions until day 10.
Wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home or in public. Do not go to places where you are unable to wear a well-fitting mask.

Take precautions if traveling.

Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.

If you:
Were exposed to COVID-19 and had confirmed COVID-19 within the past 90 days (you tested positive using a viral test)

No quarantine
You do not need to stay home unless you develop symptoms.

Watch for symptoms
Watch for symptoms until 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.

If you develop symptoms:
Isolate immediately and get tested. Continue to stay home until you know the results. Wear a well-fitting mask around others.

Take precautions until day 10.
Wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home or in public. Do not go to places where you are unable to wear a well-fitting mask.

Take precautions if traveling.

Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.

 

Calculating Quarantine
The date of your exposure is considered day 0. Day 1 is the first full day after your last contact with a person who has had COVID-19. Stay home and away from other people for at least 5 days.

Close contact is defined as anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period; for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes; or you provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19; or you had direct physical contact (i.e., hugging, kissing, sharing eating utensils) with someone who has COVID-19; or someone with COVID-19 coughed or sneezed on you or somehow got respiratory droplets on you. It is important to note that wearing a mask during the time of exposure does not change any of these definitions.

Students and employees are required to direct all COVID-19 related questions and/or concerns to the Human Resources office at [email protected].


Procedures for Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis

If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate)

If you:
Tested positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms, regardless of vaccination status

Stay home for at least 5 days
Stay home for 5 days and isolate from others in your home.

Wear a well-fitting mask if you must be around others in your home.

Do not travel.

Ending isolation if you had symptoms
End isolation after 5 full days if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and your symptoms are improving.

Ending isolation if you did NOT have symptoms
End isolation after 5 full days after your positive test.

If you got very sick from COVID-19 or have a weakened immune system
You should isolate for at least 10 days. Consult your doctor before ending isolation.

Take precautions until day 10.
Wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home or in public. Do not go to places where you are unable to wear a mask.

Do not travel
Do not travel until a full 10 days after your symptoms started or the date your positive test was taken if you had no symptoms.

Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.

Calculating Isolation
Day 0 is your first day of symptoms or a positive viral test. Day 1 is the first full day after your symptoms developed or your test specimen was collected. If you have COVID-19 or have symptoms, isolate for at least 5 days.

COVID-19 Positive Student

  • A student with a positive COVID-19 test result must stay home and immediately notify faculty teaching any in-person/hybrid class the student is currently enrolled in.
  • Faculty will immediately notify their dean (full-time faculty) or assistant dean (adjunct faculty)
  • The dean or assistant dean will contact all the students in the class, copy the faculty member and notify the COVID-19 positive student to quarantine
  • Students who test positive for COVID will follow the ISOLATION guidelines above.
  • Class will continue in the traditional classroom or hybrid modality for all other students.
  • The COVID-19 positive student will continue attending class virtually through the quarantine period (if physically able)
  • Faculty are encouraged to work with the COVID-19 positive student to ensure academic progress consistent with established practices for other typical student illnesses

COVID-19 Positive Faculty and Staff

  • Staff and faculty who are diagnosed with COVID-19 should immediately notify their supervisor or dean, who will contact the Human Resources office at [email protected] to determine how best to assist the staff or faculty member. Adjunct faculty should notify their assistant dean to follow the same process.

Mental Health & Well-Being

  • The College has resources available to help support mental and emotional well-being. Students in need of assistance should contact the Career and Counseling Center. Employees in need of assistance should contact the College’s Employee Assistance Program.
  • The College values the importance of student engagement and participation in clubs, activities, athletics, wellness programs, etc. Please encourage students to connect with the Offices of Campus Life and/or Wellness, Athletics, and Recreation to find out more about how to get involved and stay connected with the campus community.
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