Spring Break Travel 2021

March 19, 2021

Dear Mercy Parent/Guardian,

This week we celebrated the return of all students to four day in-person learning, and our hearts were warmed to once again see our halls filled with our beloved Mercy girls! We continue to follow strict health protocol to keep our students and staff safe in support of our return. We must now think ahead to the elevated risk posed for community spread of COVID-19 as a result of students and families traveling over Easter break.

To mitigate risk to our community and promote continuity of learning, we strongly recommend quarantining for anyone who is not fully vaccinated and travels over Easter break to a CDC identified COVID-19 “hot spot” within the United States or internationally and engages in any COVID-19 high risk activities. Additionally, if you do not travel yet engage in a high risk activity over Easter break, we strongly recommend quarantining. 

CDC post-travel quarantine guidelines are defined as 10 days from return date, or 7 days with submission of a negative PCR COVID-19 test result. Rapid test results will not be accepted. Students in quarantine will need to participate in classes remotely.

We understand a request to quarantine is significant, yet we know that even one COVID-19 positive case has the potential to seriously impact daily instruction. Thank you for your understanding that quarantining after high risk travel can help us to maintain continuity of learning and keep our community safe, especially given the existence of variant COVID-19 strains across states. Students in quarantine should not participate in any athletic or other extra-curricular activities during this time. 

Please use this online form link to inform our Dean of Student Affairs, Mrs. Eleasha Tarplin, of your request for your student(s) to self-quarantine post vacation travel.

We thank you for your support and partnership for a safe return to school after Easter break. 

In Mercy,

The Mercy Administration