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When a student is symptomatic or tests positive with symptoms and resides on campus

Protocols Effective 1 January 2022​

CDC Guidance On When To Quarantine

Upon receiving revised guidance from the CDC, the following revisions are now in place for isolation and quarantine:

If you are a student who resides on campus and you either have symptoms of or test positive with symptoms for COVID-19, you will need to self-isolate until cleared.  If you wish to leave campus to return home, contact University Housing at 318.342.5247 to make arrangements.

If you will self-isolate on campus, University Housing may relocate you to units designated for isolation.  A member of Student Affairs will frequently check on you and will assist with accommodations for dining and coursework.

Where possible, after 24 hours has passed, the impacted room and any common areas will be cleaned.

The student will be able to return to in-person activities once the following has been satisfied:

Isolation protocols

We are adopting the updated CDC protocols for isolation of individuals who’ve tested positive for the virus. If you test positive for COVID-19, regardless of your vaccination status:

• Report your case to the appropriate University officials.
• You must isolate for FIVE days
• If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving (no fever for 24 hours), you may leave isolation after five days.
• After leaving isolation, you must wear a mask around others for an additional five days.

If you have a fever, you must continue to isolate until your fever resolves without the aid of fever-reducing medication.

Quarantine protocols

If you are exposed to someone with COVID-19, there are specific guidelines depending on your vaccination status.

• If you:
  • Have received a COVID-19 booster; OR
  • Completed the primary series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last six months; OR
  • Completed the primary series of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last two months.
• Then:
  • Report your case to the appropriate University officials.
  • Wear a mask in public for 10 days.
  • Test on day five if possible.
  • If you develop symptoms at any point, you should get tested and isolate until test results are received.

• If you:
  • Completed the primary series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines over six months ago and are not boosted; OR
  • Completed the primary series of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over two months ago and are not boosted; OR
  • Are unvaccinated.
• Then:
  • Report your case to the appropriate University officials.
  • Quarantine for five days. After that you must continue to wear a mask around others for five additional days.
  • Test on day five, if possible.
  • If you develop symptoms then you should get tested and isolate until results are received.

 

*Prior to return to on-campus activities, you will be asked to sign the University certification form found here.  This form should be returned to Student Affairs. 

 

CDC information on when to quarantine – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html