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Health and Safety

The UCLA Consortium of Schools has aligned its COVID-19 protocols with Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) Covid and Acute Respiratory Guidelines (issued on July 30, 2024) and UCLA’s Standard Operating Procedures for Responding to COVID Cases (updated on September 9, 2024).

Changes at Campus Level/and or County Level
- The UCLA Exposure Management Team (EMT) will no longer provide services to the Consortium.
- Quarantine for close contacts is no longer required. Please take precautions as specified by LACDPH.
- Isolation following infection may be required as specified by LACDPH, per below.
- If symptomatic or feverish, stay home and away from others until fever-free for 24 hours without medication, and other symptoms are mild or improving.
- Individuals who are asymptomatic or have improved symptoms must wear a high-quality mask for 10 days after testing positive if they remain on campus.
- Testing is strongly recommended but no longer required.
- The University’s COVID-19 vaccination program has now transitioned to an opt-out program.
- Faculty and staff are required to self-attest to being up to date with COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccinations, or affirmatively decline vaccinations via the UCLA Covid-19 Action Center.
- PreK-12 students should follow vaccination verification protocols. This is not applicable for ECE.
Reporting Instructions
In the case of a positive student test, parents/guardians are asked to notify the COVID-19 Site Compliance Officer, Nancy Rodriguez. This also applies if the student is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and have been in contact with an infected person. Geffen Academy at UCLA will notify individuals identified as close contacts as capacity allows while maintaining confidentiality of COVID-19 infected individual.

Geffen Academy at UCLA reports all clusters and/or outbreaks to the UCLA Consortium within 24 hours when a cluster of people ill with acute respiratory symptoms reaches one of the following thresholds:
- Among exposed group/classroom (individuals that work/learn together in same location when at least one person is sick) - Within a 7-day period, at least 20% of the group have symptoms and/or test positive.
- Across the entire site - Within a three-day period, at least 10% of the average daily attendance are absent and/or report symptoms of and/or test positive.
- Minimum reportable cluster is 5 people. For sites with fewer than 15 people, the minimum cluster is 3.

For questions regarding our COVID-19 health and safety policies, please contact Chief Administrative Officer Nancy C. Rodriguez at nrodriguez@geffenacademy.ucla.edu. Questions regarding current COVID-19 requirements and protocol can be directed to the School Nurse, at nurse@geffenacademy.ucla.edu.

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