COVID-19 Protocols

• Students, please report all positive cases to the Health Center using the Student Report of Positive Case of COVID-19 form. Faculty and Staff, please report positive cases to HR.
• Carefully review the COVID Positive Cases Guidelines and Positive Test Flow Chart (PDF) to determine next steps.

COVID Positive Cases Guidelines

If you are deemed a “very close contact,” it means you have been in close proximity to a COVID-positive person who fits the following description(s) below:

• A COVID-positive roommate
• A COVID-positive person living in the same household
• A COVID-positive significant other
• A COVID-positive person who you have spent an extended period of time with (this will need to be discussed further with the health center staff to determine appropriate precautions)

If you have been identified as a “very close contact,” you will need to follow the guidelines available below. 

Very Close Contacts Exposure Guidelines 

Loomis Chaffee strongly recommends that all community members stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. Student vaccine updates should be shared with the Health Center. Please note that anyone who is diagnosed with COVID-19 will be required to follow the CDC policies on isolation. This policy is subject to change.

Loomis Chaffee has a mask-optional policy for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This means that masks are not required in classrooms and other indoor settings on campus.

Please remember that if you are a close contact of a person who has COVID-19 or have had COVID in the past 10 days you need to continue to mask as directed by the Health Center or Human Resources. Masking is also required in the Health Center. 

We ask that any family members who have been exposed to COVID-19 within 10 days or who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms even if they have tested negative for COVID-19, not come to campus Any family members who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 5 days should not come to campus; individuals who are within the 6-to-10 day window and who are asymptomatic should mask diligently when visiting campus, both indoors and outdoors.

It is imperative that all families have 24-hour evacuation plans for their children. We anticipate variants of COVID-19 to create more positive cases and close contacts than its predecessors, and that potential volume will mean relying on families to partner with us. If you are not able to commit to picking up your child and have no one nearby who can assist, there are outside services, such as Student Health Advocates (studenthealthadvocates.com) that some of our families have used. It would be best to make an arrangement with them in advance.

Planning a visit to Loomis Chaffee?

• During the school day, all visitors to campus (except prospective families with an admission appointment) should stop at the Visitor Center located on Batchelder Road just south of the Island Road intersection near the baseball field. 
• Town residents are welcome to use the Loop Road around the perimeter of campus for walking. 

Please note that Loomis Chaffee is a mask-optional campus. We ask that anyone who has been exposed to COVID-19 within 10 days or who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms even if they have tested negative for COVID-19, not come to campus. Anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 5 days should not come to campus; individuals who are within the 6-to-10 day window and who are asymptomatic should mask diligently when visiting campus, both indoors and outdoors.

Any visitors with questions can stop at the Visitor Center, located on Batchelder Road just south of the Island Road intersection, near the baseball field or call Campus Safety at 860.202.5978.