Flu Season is Upon Us

Dear Parents,

Many of us are concerned about the flu season.  We want you to know that we are taking the precautions necessary to ensure a healthy environment for your children to learn about God.

Our teaching staff will be working with us as we work to make this an inviting place for your child. 

Here is a complete list of our guidelines.

(And see this PDF from the Centers for Disease Control for more information.)

In Him,
Tina Brown
Kathy Carter
Linda Parker
PV Children’s Ministry Team

PV Children’s Ministry Health Guidelines

Prevention Reminders

□    Students and staff with flu-like symptoms need to stay home at least 24 hrs AFTER having no fever or signs of a fever
□    This should be determined without the use of fever-reducing medications
□    In high risk healthcare setting such as child care facilities; students and facility with a confirmed case – a 7- day period away from school would be recommended

□    Practice good hand hygiene.  Students and staff should wash their hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.  Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
□    The main way the flu is spread is thru coughing or sneezing, so it is important to cough and sneeze into a tissue or cough and sneeze into their elbow or shoulder.
□    Stay home if you’re sick.  Keep sick students home.  This means that the virus stays put and is not spread.

□    Teach children to wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds (as long as it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice)
□    Alcohol-based hand cleaners need to contain 60% alcohol.

Steps We Are Taking

□    Remind students about coughing and sneezing procedures
□    Easy access to tissues and hand sanitizers
□    Additional disinfecting of  surfaces, objects and items that have frequent hand contact
□    Students that become ill will be moved to a separate room until their parents can be located to take them home  
□    Steps will be taken to do an Active symptom screening of students and staff upon arrival
□    We ask that you inform the person in charge if you have a “confirmed” case of the flu. Kathy Carter, Nursery; Linda Parker, Preschool-Kindergarten; Tina Brown, Elementary

Action Steps to Prevent the Spread of Flu

□    Educate and encourage students and staff to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they sneeze or cough.  Use warm water and soap or alcohol-based hand cleaners.  Remind them to cover coughs or sneezes with their elbow or shoulder when a tissue is not available.
□    Remind teachers, staff and students to practice good hand hygiene
□    Additional Cleaning of  surfaces and items that have frequent hand contact
□    Move sick students to separate room
□    Conduct active fever and symptom screening of students, staff and teachers upon arrival

Note: CAC and PV Days School are following similar guidelines.  Both schools are leaving the classrooms sanitized for us on Sunday and we in turn will be leaving the classrooms sanitized for them on Monday.