2022-23 COVID-19 Policy for Students – August 26, 2022

To ensure the safety of all students, SDYS will enforce the following:

• Students with any symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, cough, congestion, sore throat, vomiting, or diarrhea, must stay home.
• All students and staff are highly encouraged to wear a mask indoors.
• Air will be circulated 2x each hour in every rehearsal room with HEPA filtration.
• All SDYS conductors and staff are required to be fully vaccinated.

If a student is in close contact to a person with COVID-19 either off- or on-site:

• The student (regardless of vaccination status) may attend rehearsals as long as they are symptom-free.
• We recommend getting a COVID test 3-5 days after exposure, as advised by the CDC.
• Students are expected to follow SDYS’ regular attendance policy as outlined in the student handbook; SDYS will not adjust for any Covid-related absences.

If a student contracts COVID-19:

• If a student tests positive on a rapid antigen test, please notify us at support@sdys.org and do not come to rehearsal.
• Students must take an at-home rapid test and can return to rehearsal if two tests taken at least 12 hours apart are both negative, when symptoms have improved and the student is fever-free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours.
• Students are expected to follow SDYS’ regular attendance policy as outlined in the student handbook; SDYS will not adjust for any Covid-related absences.