COVID-19 Update

Quarantine Procedures Updated by WCHD 5/6/21

We continue to follow the guidance and recommendations of the Waukesha County Health Department (WCHD) as it relates to “staying safe to stay open.” The County continues to recommend that schools maintain their COVID-19 mitigation strategies, which for the Heritage Christian Schools includes requiring masking indoors, sticking with social distancing, utilizing plexiglass partitions and more.
We will continue these practices through the remainder of the school year but please note the following change, effective immediately, in order to align with the County’s guidance:

Quarantining: HCS will implement a change the County announced on Thursday, May 6th, which was the relaxation of quarantine guidance to allow students possibly exposed to COVID-19 in school settings to continue in-person learning, if the following conditions are met:
  • The school has committed to COVID-19 prevention policies, which include the following: mask wearing, implementing strategies to maximize distance between students, handwashing, ventilation and management of students exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.  Since students with mask exemptions are not wearing masks, they will be expected to adhere to previous guidelines and quarantine as directed by school staff.
  • Close contacts remain symptom-free and agree to self-monitor for symptoms a full 14 days following exposure; close contacts will immediately remove themselves from the school environment if symptoms develop.
  • Close contacts strongly consider getting tested on day 6 or 7 after exposure to help identify asymptomatic spread.
  • Some exceptions apply when it comes to athletics and WIAA requirements. Student-athletes will receive more information in the near future.

As vaccination numbers increase and COVID-19 cases remain stagnant and low, our goal is to further scale back some mitigation measures for Summer Blast, which begins June 21. Specifically, HCS is considering additional changes to quarantining practices and is considering changing mask-wearing from required to recommended for all students and staff participating in summer school, both indoors and outdoors.  Decisions made for summer programs will likely help inform our planning regarding mitigation measures in place for the start of the 2021-22 school year.
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Founded in 1973 • Independent • ACSI Accredited • Pre K-12
Heritage Christian Schools, Inc. (HCS) is a co-educational, PK-12 program, located in the greater metropolitan Milwaukee area in Wisconsin.  HCS operates as a non-stock, non-profit corporation under Sec. 501(c)(3). HCS is an independent Christian school with a self-perpetuating board of directors.

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