COVID-19 FAQs
- What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
- Who is considered a close contact to someone with COVID-19?
- If a student or employee tests positive for COVID-19, when can he or she come to school?
- If an individual has COVID and recovers and then he or she is a close contact in the future does this person have to quarantine?
- Will parents be notified if their child has been exposed at school?
- If a student or teacher in a class test positive for COVID-19, will the entire class be sent home to quarantine?”
- What if an employee or student has a family member who has been diagnosed with COVID-19?
- What is the difference between quarantine and isolation?
- What do I do if my child tests positive for COVID-19 or has COVID-19 symptoms?
- If there is a case of COVID-19, will I be notified?
- If a student or employee is determined to be a close contact, when can he or she return to school?
- Does an individual who has test positive for COVID-19 have to get a negative test return to campus?
- Does an individual who was determined to be a close contact have to get a negative test to return to campus?
- What if my child is suspected to have COVID-19?
- If my child tested positive for COVID-19 do I have to notify the Dallas County Health Department?
- What happens if my child begins to feel bad during the school day?
- Will TCA be testing students on campus for COVID-19?
- If my child is engaging in at-home learning, may they come to campus to participate in athletics or team sports?
- What happens if an athlete tests positive for COVID-19 and has recently been to practice or a game? Will the entire team have to be quarantined?
What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
Who is considered a close contact to someone with COVID-19?
If a student or employee tests positive for COVID-19, when can he or she come to school?
If an individual has COVID and recovers and then he or she is a close contact in the future does this person have to quarantine?
Will parents be notified if their child has been exposed at school?
If a student or teacher in a class test positive for COVID-19, will the entire class be sent home to quarantine?”
What if an employee or student has a family member who has been diagnosed with COVID-19?
What is the difference between quarantine and isolation?
What do I do if my child tests positive for COVID-19 or has COVID-19 symptoms?
If there is a case of COVID-19, will I be notified?
If a student or employee is determined to be a close contact, when can he or she return to school?
Does an individual who has test positive for COVID-19 have to get a negative test return to campus?
Does an individual who was determined to be a close contact have to get a negative test to return to campus?
What if my child is suspected to have COVID-19?
If my child tested positive for COVID-19 do I have to notify the Dallas County Health Department?
What happens if my child begins to feel bad during the school day?
Will TCA be testing students on campus for COVID-19?
If my child is engaging in at-home learning, may they come to campus to participate in athletics or team sports?
What happens if an athlete tests positive for COVID-19 and has recently been to practice or a game? Will the entire team have to be quarantined?
Face Coverings
- Who is required to wear a face covering at school?
- Will students be required to purchase their own face masks?
- Will face coverings be limited to certain types, colors, designs, etc.?
Who is required to wear a face covering at school?
Will students be required to purchase their own face masks?
Will face coverings be limited to certain types, colors, designs, etc.?
During the School Day
- What symptoms will parents screen for daily via the app from TCA?
- How do I answer the Daily Screening App if my child wakes up in the mornings with congestion, a minor cough or a little headache due to allergies or asthma which occurs on a frequent basis?
- Does TCA have any online options for those who do not feel comfortable sending their children to school in person?
- Will outside support staff, such as tutors and therapists, be on campus this fall?
- Will parents/visitors be allowed on campus?
- Will TCA offer before/after school care?
- Will Sage be offered?
- Will there be any field trips in the fall?
- Will there be chapel?
- Will TCA offer after-school care enrichment classes?
- Will students be required to wash hands or sanitize hands during the day?
- Will there be additional hand-washing stations or just hand sanitizer available?