​North Cross School and the 2022-23 School Year

Last spring, North Cross moved to a mask-optional policy and ended contact tracing/quarantining except in cases of significant spread. The school also ended routine school-wide testing. Faculty and staff promoted a culture of understanding and kindness as individuals navigated a mask-optional environment. All of these changes made in the spring will remain in place this fall, as they are in line with current guidance for schools provided by the Virginia Department of Health. We will begin the 2022-23 year by following guidance provided by the VDH (see here for their website and here for recommended protocols). 

COVID symptoms may include the following:
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• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Please take these steps if your child tests positive for COVID:

1. Alert the school that your child has tested positive, and keep your child isolated at home for five days. 
2. In order to return to school after day 5, your child’s symptoms must have improved (including being fever-free) and they must wear a mask at school Days 6-10.
3. Contact your division director should  you have questions about when to return to campus.

​With regard to exposure:

• Early Childhood Program and Lower School parents will be notified when there is a positive classroom case
• For all other exposures, the school will notify families when there is significant spread in a class or on a team

Our Medical Advisory Team will meet quarterly and as needed to review our COVID protocols and to discuss any other health-related concerns.