**All isolation and quarantine procedures will be followed as outlined by the Maine CDC and the Maine Department of Education SOP. The information found below is directly from the Maine DOE Standard Operating Procedure for Schools. If additional clarifications are needed please contact a member of the athletic department staff or the school nurse.
- Isolation is the process of separating individuals who are infected with COVID-19 from others.
- All students or staff who test positive for COVID-19 shall isolate until they meet the U.S. CDC criteria for release from isolation, regardless of vaccination status. See Appendix G.
- If a student or staff has access to a test and wants to test during isolation, they should use an antigen test toward the end of the 5-day isolation period. Follow U.S CDC guidance for details on testing. If the test result is positive, continue to isolate until day 10. If the test result is negative, 3 isolation can end (on or after day 6), and the student or staff can return to school.
- When returning to school after isolation, wearing a well-fitting mask for an additional five days (until day 10) is required at all times when around others indoors, except when eating or drinking.
Quarantine Exemptions
If at least one of the following conditions applies, students/faculty/staff can be exempt from quarantine (provided that the close contact is asymptomatic):
- The close contact is 18 or older and has received all recommended vaccine doses, including boosters and additional primary shots for some immunocompromised people; or
- The close contact is 5-17 years and completed the primary vaccine series of COVID-19 vaccines but who have not yet received all eligible boosters; or
- The close contact had COVID-19 within the last 90 days; or
- The close contact (staff/faculty/student) participates in school pooled testing; or
- The school consistently observes and enforces a universal masking policy for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Students and staff who do not fall within exceptions 1-5 above must quarantine if they are a close contact, regardless of the location of exposure. Students and staff who only fall within exceptions 4-5 must quarantine in the community, per Maine CDC quarantine guidelines.