1. How will instructors providing in-person sessions be notified if a student in their class tests positive? What is the protocol for when a student in a class tests positive?
Only close contacts of someone who tests positive (within six feet for greater than 15 minutes, per CDC guidance) will be contacted to let them know to take extra precautions. That is, it will depend on the particulars of the class, and the class meeting schedule, as to whether a specific instructor will be contacted. The identity of any test-positive students will not be shared, however, since health information is to be treated as strictly confidential at all times.
2. If a student tests positive in an instructor’s in-person class, will the entire class be required to go under quarantine and the class be switched to online?
Not necessarily. Only close contacts of someone who tests positive (with six feet for greater than 15 minutes, per CDC guidance) will be contacted to let them know to take extra precautions. That is, it will depend on the particulars of the class, and the class meeting schedule, as to whether specific students or instructors will be contacted. The identity of any test-positive students will not be shared, however, since health information is to be treated as strictly confidential at all times, per HIPAA guidelines.