FAQs
General:
Health and Safety:
- Will there be temperature check stations at school?
- How will we support the 14-day quarantine for some states?
- Do students need to be tested prior to the start of school?
- Will students be assigned to pods?
- What type of masks are allowed?
- What is the protocol for a suspected COVID-19 case?
- How is MBS supporting contact tracing?
- Under what circumstances would the entire school be closed due to COVID-19, other than an executive order by the Governor?
- What is the policy about returning to School following a COVID-19 diagnosis?
- How will MBS maintain social distancing throughout the School?
- What will be the "return to school" requirements for those who have had "close contact" with someone testing positive?
- Are there any plans for regular testing of staff and/or students?
- Will students who constantly travel from state to state have to avoid going to school altogether?
Will there be temperature check stations at school?
How will we support the 14-day quarantine for some states?
Do students need to be tested prior to the start of school?
Will students be assigned to pods?
What type of masks are allowed?
What is the protocol for a suspected COVID-19 case?
How is MBS supporting contact tracing?
Under what circumstances would the entire school be closed due to COVID-19, other than an executive order by the Governor?
What is the policy about returning to School following a COVID-19 diagnosis?
How will MBS maintain social distancing throughout the School?
What will be the "return to school" requirements for those who have had "close contact" with someone testing positive?
Are there any plans for regular testing of staff and/or students?
Will students who constantly travel from state to state have to avoid going to school altogether?
Facilities:
- How has MBS updated the HVAC systems?
- How has MBS updated its cleaning protocols?
- How will lunch work?
- Will bathrooms have capacity limits?
- How will the academic spaces and hallways be set up?
- How will transportation and busing work?
- Will families/parents or other visitors be allowed on campus?
- What is the afternoon busing situation going to look like and will it still be available within the first couple of weeks?
- Will there be disinfecting wipes available for students and faculty/staff members to use in-between cleaning during the school day?
- Several of the local schools are using tents for classrooms. Although outdoor space is limited at MBS, have you considered using fields or other space for classrooms?
- How do you plan to eliminate bunching up at the incoming temperature check points, and at the lunch pick up locations?
- Any plans to try staggered dismissal of classes to avoid crowding on stairs, and in halls?
- Parking for juniors in the senior lot: where will seniors park? Will there be enough spaces?
How has MBS updated the HVAC systems?
How has MBS updated its cleaning protocols?
How will lunch work?
Will bathrooms have capacity limits?
How will the academic spaces and hallways be set up?
How will transportation and busing work?
Will families/parents or other visitors be allowed on campus?
What is the afternoon busing situation going to look like and will it still be available within the first couple of weeks?
Will there be disinfecting wipes available for students and faculty/staff members to use in-between cleaning during the school day?
Several of the local schools are using tents for classrooms. Although outdoor space is limited at MBS, have you considered using fields or other space for classrooms?
How do you plan to eliminate bunching up at the incoming temperature check points, and at the lunch pick up locations?
Any plans to try staggered dismissal of classes to avoid crowding on stairs, and in halls?
Parking for juniors in the senior lot: where will seniors park? Will there be enough spaces?
Academics & Student Life:
- Who do I contact about my child learning remotely?
- Can parents concerned about health and safety choose to have students do remote learning for the first few weeks of class, and then start in person learning after that?
- Will Wellness classes involving physical activity be cancelled? Or will students be required to keep their masks on during the classes?
- How will dance classes be conducted? Will the students be required to wear a mask while dancing indoors?
- Will classes be held outside?
- If my child is learning remotely and healthy, can they attend practices after school?
- Will the opening days of school be adjusted to allow for students to have a longer orientation?
- What is the status of the Community Service Program?
- Will MBS offer music, performing arts, and visual arts programs?
- Will there still be co-curricular activities and enrichment opportunities?
- What is the new dress code?
- How will MBS address students who have accommodations?
Who do I contact about my child learning remotely?
Can parents concerned about health and safety choose to have students do remote learning for the first few weeks of class, and then start in person learning after that?
Will Wellness classes involving physical activity be cancelled? Or will students be required to keep their masks on during the classes?
How will dance classes be conducted? Will the students be required to wear a mask while dancing indoors?
Will classes be held outside?
If my child is learning remotely and healthy, can they attend practices after school?
Will the opening days of school be adjusted to allow for students to have a longer orientation?
What is the status of the Community Service Program?
Will MBS offer music, performing arts, and visual arts programs?
Will there still be co-curricular activities and enrichment opportunities?
What is the new dress code?
How will MBS address students who have accommodations?
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COVID-19 Policies & Plans PDF
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Latest Communications:
Schedule Change — Distance Learning Period Begins Jan. 11
We have completed our latest round of COVID testing and we are reporting 11 positive cases.
Following the New Jersey Department of Health guidelines, we will begin a two-week distance learning period beginning Monday, January 11 and plan on returning to campus for in-person instruction Monday, January 25.
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