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• Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions

  4/5/2021
  Dear Harding Academy Parents,

  
  

  I once again want to thank you for your partnership with us and we navigate school in the midst of a pandemic. It takes a community effort to keep a community safe and healthy and we appreciate your role in that. As I mentioned in a message from the nurse months ago, each day  I spend much of my time, understandably, fielding many COVID-19 related questions from parents, and while I am more than happy to do this on an individual basis, and will continue to do so, I thought that especially with the rise in cases of COVID-19 in Nashville that it would be a good idea to address many of these in this format. I have shared this frequently asked questions document with you before but I thought it was a good time to share it again and not only to remind you of it but also since some sections have been updated. This may be a good document to keep handy as some of these questions may not pertain to you now, but may in the future and this could be a good resource to look over at that time. After you read this, if you have additional questions, feel free to email me at clarkm@hardingacademy.us. I will continue to add to this list as questions arise and will keep it available on the COVID-19 Resource tab in CompassNet.

  
  
  

  Sincerely, 

  
  

  Moira Clark, RN, BSN

  School Nurse

  
  
  

  Frequently asked questions:

  (*Updated on 3.19.21)

  
  
  
  

  What symptoms warrant my child staying home from school?

   

  
  

  Should my child get tested if they are sick or showing symptoms?

   

  
  

  Is a rapid COVID-19 test acceptable?   (Updated 3/4/2021)

   

  
  

  Can my child come to school if a household member (parent, sibling, etc) is a close contact of a positive case of COVID-19? 

  
  
  

  Can my child come to school if a household member is planning on getting tested that day for COVID-19, or has a pending test? (*Updated on 1.22.21)

   

  
  

  What happens if a household member tests positive for COVID-19?

   

  
  

  If a child is determined to be a close contact and we have been told that they need to be quarantined what does that mean?(*Updated on 1.22.21)

  
  

  Should my child get tested if they are quarantined?

   

  
  

  If my child is a close contact and is in quarantine, if they get a negative COVID-19 test can they come back to school earlier?(*Updated on 1/22/21)

  
  
  

  If my child has been determined to be a close contact, but has had a COVID-19 antibody and it came back positive, do they still need to quarantine?  (*New as of 2/6/21)

  
  
  

  If someone living in a household (ex. a parent or sibling) has been an exposure to COVID-19, does the Harding Academy student need to stay home?  (*Updated on 1/22/21)

  
  
  

  Does the school require that parents, and siblings who do not attend Harding Academy, and who have been informed that they are close contact to get tested for COVID-19?

   

  
  

  What positive cases are parents notified of?

   

  
  

  What if someone tests positive for COVID-19, but then gets a second test and it is negative? Can we assume that the first test was a false positive?

  
  
  

  What does Contact Tracing look like when a student tests positive for COVID-19? Does the school consider the activities that child does outside of school?

  
  
  

  Where would you recommend that we get tested? (*Updated on 1/22/21)

  
  
  

  Does Harding Academy restrict travel during breaks and or require quarantine upon return? (*Updated on 3/10/21)

   

  
  

  During Thanksgiving, Winter or Spring Break if a family member tests positive for COVID-19, or learns that their Harding Academy student was determined to be a close contact of a positive case of COVID-19, should we inform the school? 

  
  
  For those members of our community who have been fully vaccinated (it has been at least two weeks since the final dose): (Updated 4.16.21)
  
  
  
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