HEALTH PROTOCOL

LIFE School Jakarta School Year 2022-2023 (last CHS update on Monday 27 March 2023)

The life SCHOOL health protocol is based on the doctrine developed by the French High Council for Public Health, taking into account the provisions of the Indonesian authorities' regulations.

The previous protocols focused on the reception of students in the context of a pandemic.

We maintain the general principles of protection

The health protocol is now focused on actions to be taken in case of

Parents play an essential role. In particular, they commit themselves not to send their children to school if the suggestive symptoms of Covid-19 appear in the student or in the student's family. In particular, parents are advised to take their child's temperature before leaving for school. In case of symptoms or fever (+37.3°C), the child should not go to school.

Staff should proceed in the same way. 

People with risk factors must make themselves known to the management.

Before leaving home

Each child must have in his or her possession

If someone in the house is a carrier of COVID-19, you must keep your child at home and inform the school. Educational continuity will be ensured.

*Collars, bandanas, scarves, etc. are not accepted. It is recommended to use surgical masks type KN95 or KF94.

SUGGESTIVE SYMPTOMS

If your child has any of these symptoms, please consult a doctor and/or have an antigen test  

  • Feeling feverish, has chills like the flu or has a fever over 37.3°C
  • Sudden loss of smell without nasal congestion (blocked nose), with or without a loss of taste
  • A recent or recently worsened chronic cough
  • Difficulty of breathing or unusual shortness of breath
  • Sore throat

If your child has two or more of these symptoms, please consult a doctor and/or have an antigen test.  

  • Stomach ache
  • Nausea (heartache) or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Runny nose or nasal congestion (blocked nose) of unknown cause
  • Unusual severe fatigue for no obvious reason
  • Significant loss of appetite
  • Unusual generalized muscle pain or soreness (not related to physical exertion)
  • Unusual headache

Otherwise, your child can go to school.

COVID CASE MANAGEMENT

1 - IN THE EVENT OF THE OCCURRENCE OF SYMPTOMS WITH OR WITHOUT FEVER IN A STUDENT

 

What to do if symptoms appear on the school premises :

 

  • Immediate isolation of the student with a mask in a dedicated room allowing the student to be monitored until he/she returns home or is medically treated. Imperative respect of barrier gestures.
  • Take temperature with a non-contact thermometer.
  • Call the parents immediately to come and pick up the student while respecting the barrier gestures and propose to carry out an antigen test by the school nurse.
  • Reminder by the management of the procedure to be followed by the parents, i.e. avoid contact and carry out a screening test (PCR/Antigen) on their child in a center set up for this purpose.

 

What to do if symptoms appear at home :

 

  • Notify the school as soon as possible of the student’s absence and the symptoms. In the case of siblings, the other children must be kept at home until the test result of the child with symptoms is known.
  • Follow up on the progress of the case through the infirmary.
  • Send PCR or antigen negative test to infirmerie@lifeschooljakarta.com as soon as possible.

 

2 - IN CASE OF A POSITIVE TEST IN A STUDENT

 

The family must inform Life SCHOOL as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to: infirmerie@lifeschooljakarta.com.

 

Information to staff who may have come into contact with the sick child. As soon as the family reports the condition, the student must not return to school for at least 5 days from the day of the first positive test until the symptoms have completely disappeared and a negative PCR test has been provided. If after 7 days the student has been asymptomatic for 2 days, he/she may return to school with a negative antigen test.

  •  The other students in the class will be kept in the classroom.

 

3 - IN THE EVENT OF THE OCCURRENCE OF SYMPTOMS IN AN ADULT

 

What to do if symptoms appear in the establishment:

  • Isolation of the adult until he/she returns home or is medically treated. Imperative respect of barrier gestures. An antigenic test will be proposed by the infirmary. 
  • The other members of the household are, while waiting for a diagnosis, directed to the infirmary who will decide on the course of action.
  • Reminder by school officials of the procedure to be followed: avoid contact and consult a doctor who will decide whether a screening test is necessary and will give a notice of return to work in the case of a teacher.
  • Follow up on the progress of the case by the infirmary.

 

Action to be taken if symptoms appear in the private sphere:

  • Notify the school as soon as possible.
  • Other members of the household should not go to school.

Reminder by school officials of the procedure to follow:

Avoid contact and consult a doctor who will decide whether a screening test is necessary and will give a notice of return to work in the case of a teacher.

Follow up on the progress of the case through the infirmary.

 

4 - IN CASE OF A POSITIVE TEST IN AN ADULT

 

  • Inform the establishment as soon as possible.
  • Adults at home should not attend the school for a minimum of 5 days. 

 

Staff will not be allowed to return to school for a minimum of 5 days from the day of the first positive test until the symptoms have completely disappeared by providing a negative PCR test. If after 7 days the adult has been asymptomatic for 2 days, he/she may return to school with a negative antigen test.

 

5 - CONTACT CASES

 

A contact case is any individual who has not worn a mask and has spent more than 15 minutes indoors or has been within 2 meters indoors with a person identified as positive for COVID. It is important that individuals who test positive inform those with whom they have been in private contact of their contact status. As a reminder, contact cases must undergo a minimum of 4 days of isolation and be tested at D+4 of their possible contamination in order to be able to re-enter or report to the establishment (antigen).

6 - PROCEDURE FOR CLOSING THE CLASS

 

If a positive case is reported in a class, the class will be maintained in the classroom. The parents of the class will be informed. Should the situation develop in a worrying way, the Headmaster may decide to close the class completely.

7 - PROCEDURE FOR CLOSING THE SCHOOL

 

Daily monitoring of Covid-19 cases is carried out within the school. Should the situation develop in a worrying way, the Headmaster, in agreement with the French Embassy and after consultation with the CHS, may take the decision to close the school entirely or partly. 

 

8 - SPECIAL CASE

 

In the case of a class quarantine, only students who have been infected with COVID-19 for less than eight weeks (communicate the positive and negative test to the infirmary) will be able to participate in extracurricular activities and to return to the class without presenting an antigen test.

 

…you have tested positive

...You are contact case

  •  4-day isolation

  • Isolation lifted after 5 days if PCR test negative on day 5 and no symptoms for 48 hours

  • Test (antigenic) on day of contact        
  • 4-day isolation 
  • Antigen test D+4 after last contact with positive person

For questions about Covid-19, symptoms, contact cases, positive cases, contact the infirmary

HEALTH MEASURES

HYGIENE AND BARRIER MEASURES

BARRIER ACTIONS

WEARING THE MASK

It is no longer compulsory to wear a mask on school premises.

It is however authorized for students and staff who wish to keep it on, and it remains an effective protection measure against the transmission of the virus.

HANDS HYGIENE

It is recalled that hand hygiene is an essential measure to fight against the cross transmission of pathogens between people. In parallel, soap is regularly supplied to the sanitary facilities. Disinfecting products (hydro-alcoholic gel distribution points) are made available at the entrances/exits of the buildings.

Regularly wash your hands with soap and water, if there is no water point, use hydro-alcoholic gels and in particular:

  • After opening a door or window with your hands;
  • Before and after your lunch break;
  • Before putting on your mask and after taking it off;
  • After blowing your nose or sneezing or coughing.

ADDITIONAL MEASURES

    • Regular ventilation of classrooms 
    • Disinfection of shared equipment that has been handled with a disinfectant wipe or with a support impregnated with disinfectant (paper towel, dishcloth, etc.);
    • Report to the department in charge if the products needed for hand washing are missing
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